Ruth Cadbury – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-01-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms his Department plans to put in place to ensure that all the revenue raised from the social care precept will be spent on social care.

Mr Marcus Jones

Section 151 officers of local authorities with social care responsibilities will be required to confirm whether their authority is using the flexibility to increase their council tax, and that any amount raised will be spent on adult social care services. The Department will expect that the figures provided will be reflected in established data returns to this Department during 2016-17.