Martin Ford 09 January 2025

Social care reform requires 'political courage'

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The Government's three-year timetable for reforming social care has been labelled ‘completely unnecessary' by Sir Andrew Dilnot.

He also said backing from Prime Minister Keir Starmer would be ‘crucial' to the success of any attempts at overhauling the system.

Last week, councils also warned that the social care sector is ‘likely to deteriorate’ during the three-year wait for the findings of the new independent commission.

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