Clause 38
Health and Social Care Bill
1:00 pm
Ben Bradshaw (Minister of State (Health Services; Minister for the South West), Department of Health; Exeter, Labour)
As a fellow Devon MP, I fear that I am well acquainted with the shortcomings of Devon county council, as is the hon. Lady. I am not in a position now to answer for the exact legality of the situation that she describes, but I will endeavour to do so in some other form. It would be for the Care Quality Commission to decide how long a surrogate would have responsibility for registration, rather than for it to be set in stone in legislation.