United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 68236
Care Homes: Visits
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15 July 2025
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23 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing primary legislation to give those in care settings the right for (a) their loved ones and (b) others to visit.
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15 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing primary legislation to give those in care settings the right for (a) their loved ones and (b) others to visit.
Source: Commons
23 July 2025
Answer
Secondary legislation was introduced in December 2023 to create a new Care Quality Commission (CQC) Fundamental Standard on Visiting and Accompanying (Regulation 9A), which came into force on 6 April 2024. This requires CQC registered care homes, hospital...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-15/68236
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1823664
- uk · wq-1823664 · source updated 23 July 2025