Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will make a statement on the work of the social services inspectorate in West Yorkshire over the past 10 years; [34337]
(2) what reports he has received from the social services inspectorate in the last 10 years in respect of individuals in West Yorkshire who had not received the service and assistance to which they were entitled under Government regulations; and if he will make a statement; [34338]
(3) if he will publish the reports from the social services inspectorate covering West Yorkshire for the past 10 years in respect of cases where local authorities social services departments have not complied with Government regulations or guidelines; and if he will make a statement. [34339]
§ Mr. BowisThe work of the social services inspectorate—SSI—is described fully in the annual reports of the chief inspector, copies of which are available in the Library. In the regions, the SSI is primarily concerned with promoting departmental policy on the provision of social services, and monitoring and reporting on the work of social services departments. It is not part of its normal duties to report to Ministers on individual cases.
Since 1990, the inspectorate has carried out a number of formal inspections across the range of children's and adult services in each of the five metropolitan districts in West Yorkshire. Reports of these inspections are publicly available. Information on inspections carried out before 1990 is not available.