# Casey condemns fragmented social care as national reform could take a decade

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/social-care-tsar-condemns-failed-system-but-burnhams-promised-change-might-not-come-for-a-decade/
- Published: 2026-11-11T11:20:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T11:33:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284023/Social-care-Casey-Burnham-Labour-Burnham-review.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Casey says England’s social care system lacks clear oversight.
- Reform proposals are not expected until next year.
- An NHS-style service may take until the mid-2030s.

## Summary

Baroness Louise Casey has condemned England’s social care system as “failed” and fragmented, saying successive governments have neglected their responsibility for its oversight. Her findings come as Labour considers reform, but a proposed new national care service may take years to emerge, with an NHS-style system potentially not in place until the mid-2030s.

Research for Casey’s review says responsibility is divided across government and providers, with no single body in charge. England has more than 1.5 million care workers across about 19,000 employers, but no mandatory register of them; people paying for their own care are charged an average of 40 per cent more than council-arranged clients for the same service. Social care is not free at the point of use, and people with savings above £23,250 cannot get council help towards care costs.

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