The Role of Local Councils and Social Care

Local Councils and Social Care

As Conservatives, we fundamentally believe in local government and have a great track record of pushing power downwards and outwards. As our party leads the country into an exciting new era, local government needs to play a key role in meeting the challenges of the 2020s. 

Commenting on the role of local councils in social care West Central Assembly Member Tony Devenish said “My own mother turns 90 next month, so I really do personally feel how important sorting out our social care system is. It would be impossible to put forward a comprehensive solution in a succinct summary, but I would just urge the Government to ensure that local councils are closely involved with the development of a new social care model.”

 After all, local councils are on the front line when it comes to social care, and really do understand the issues at hand better than anyone.

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