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Social Services: Private Sector

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 88813

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with private social care providers on levels of challenges for their staff.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

I regularly hold discussions with providers from across the social care sector, including private and voluntary sectors, and with local authority providers. This includes roundtables and site visits.

Department officials also regularly engage with private adult social care providers and sector representatives to understand the challenges faced by their workforce.

In order to gain a full understanding of issues affecting the workforce, the Department commissioned ‘The Adult Social Care workforce and their work-related quality of life survey’ which provides detailed evidence on the issues most affecting staff.

The full survey report is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-social-care-asc-workforce-and-work-related-quality-of-life

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