# Casey to warn England’s social care system lacks leadership and consistency

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/no-one-is-in-charge-social-care-system-in-england-in-chaos-louise-casey-to-say/
- Published: 2026-11-11T00:01:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T00:17:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/11/louise-casey-england-social-care-system
- Topics: Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Casey says England’s social care system lacks clear leadership.
- Care standards and waiting times vary by location.
- Her review is due next year as Labour considers reform.

## Summary

Louise Casey, who is leading a review of adult social care in England, is expected to warn that successive governments have neglected the system, leaving it fragmented and without clear leadership. She says people face different standards, assessments and waiting times depending on where they live, while weak oversight has made it harder to improve services.

Casey is expected to call for a new settlement founded on shared responsibilities to care for others. Her review is due next year, a year earlier than originally planned, as Labour considers a national care service and changes to care funding. She will also endorse the Covid-19 inquiry’s criticism of care home protection during the pandemic; more than 43,000 people died from Covid-19 in UK care homes between March 2020 and July 2022.

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