Welcome to the Casey Commission website
The Prime Minister has asked Baroness Casey of Blackstock to chair an Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, which will recommend how to reform the adult social care system.
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Discover the latest updates from the Commission.
Baroness Casey warns social care reform will fail without public consent
Press release: 7 July 2027 Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock used a major speech to local government leaders today to warn that we must resist the temptation to attempt major reform of adult social care without first having an honest debate with the public about the hard choices involved. Speaking at the Local Government Association Conference in Bournemouth, Baroness Casey set out how England does not currently have a functioning...
June 2026 Newsletter: Parliamentary Evidence and Government Response
This month has seen Baroness Casey giving evidence to Parliament and the Government's formal response to the Commission's early recommendations on adult safeguarding, dementia and motor neurone disease
May 2026 Newsletter: Cross-party engagement and constituency visits
This edition of the newsletter focuses on some of the Commission’s recent political engagement work, including the second set of cross-party discussions held last week at the Cabinet Office.