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Baroness Casey of Blackstock has today (29 July) launched The Big Conversation on Care, the most ambitious public conversation in a generation, handing the public a direct role in shaping the future of adult social care in England.

Press release: 7 July 2026 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...

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

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.

Today (20 May), Baroness Casey of Blackstock chaired a cross-party roundtable as part of the work of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care.  The meeting, held at the Cabinet Office, brought together representatives from the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Green and Reform UK parties to discuss the work of the Commission.  The discussions followed a series of visits made by the Commission...

Today, the Chair of the Casey Commission, Baroness Casey of Blackstock, spoke at the Carers UK conference, on what the Independent Commission has heard from unpaid carers across England, including the emotional, practical and financial pressures many people face while supporting loved ones.  Drawing on evidence gathered through the Commission’s engagement, she spoke about the complexity of navigating health and social...

The Casey Commission’s second edition of our monthly newsletter series, where we keep you updated on what the team has been doing and ways you can get involved.

This newsletter follows Baroness Casey’s first speech at the Nuffield Trust Summit on Thursday 5 March 2026, calling for a national “moment of reckoning” on adult social care. This first edition looks back at the work that led to this moment. It includes some of the conversations, visits and evidence that have helped shape the Commission’s thinking during its first year.  

Press release: 5 March 2026 In a speech today (5 March) at the Nuffield Trust Summit, Baroness Casey said social care has never had its own “creation moment” and called for a national reckoning equivalent to Beveridge’s reforms in 1948.   In her speech, Baroness Casey set out how there is currently a reliance on cobbled together underfunded services relying on low-paid care workers, a lack of ownership and accountability, and a deep divide between health and...