§ Mr. FitzpatrickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care assessments were made during 1996–97 by local authority social services departments. [36352]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation is not currently collected by the Department on the number of care assessments carried out by local authority social service departments. However, a project is currently in progress to develop statistics on assessments and the resulting packages of care. A report on the outcome of the pilot will be available later this year.