Domestic Abuse: Older People

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of legal protections against the (a) abuse and (b) neglect of older people.

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1. 11 December 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of legal protections against the (a) abuse and (b) neglect of older people.

   Source: Commons

2. 17 December 2024

   Answer

   Any form of elder abuse or neglect is unacceptable.Local authorities have a statutory duty to investigate safeguarding concerns under the Care Act 2014. The statutory guidance of the Care Act 2014 makes it clear that local authorities must ensure that the...

   Source: Written answer

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