Publication - Consultation paper

Care home and 'care at home' service providers - FOISA extension: consultation - easy read version

Published: 5 January 2026
From: Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, +2 more … Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate, +2 more … Children and Families Directorate, Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Children and families, Communities and third sector, +4 more … Constitution and democracy, Equality and rights, Health and social care, Public sector
ISBN: 9781806436309

Easy read version of our consultation asking whether Freedom of Information (FOISA) laws should apply to care home and care at home services run by private businesses and charities.

Open
72 days to respond
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Closes: 30 March 2026

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