APPG Letter to Baroness Casey ahead of the Casey Commission: independent Commission on Adult SOcial Care
The APPG for Adult Social Care has written to Baroness Casey ahead of the Casey Commission, offering its support and the opportunity to meet with the group as the Commission’s work progresses.
The letter, contributed to by members of both the APPG’s lived experience and working groups, reflects a wide range of perspectives from across the sector — including people who draw on care and support, unpaid carers, providers and representative organisations. It sets out key priorities and considerations to help inform the Commission’s work as it begins to shape the future of adult social care.
In writing to Baroness Casey, the APPG has welcomed the ambition behind the Commission and the recognition that reform of adult social care represents a significant and complex challenge. The group has emphasised the importance of ensuring that this work is inclusive, transparent and rooted in real-world experience, with meaningful opportunities for Parliament, stakeholders and those with lived experience to contribute.
The APPG also highlights its role as a cross-party forum bringing together parliamentarians, sector leaders and individuals with lived experience, positioning itself as a constructive partner to the Commission. It offers to act as a sounding board as thinking develops, helping to ensure that emerging proposals are both practical and reflective of the realities faced across the care system.
Central to the APPG’s message is the need for a clear and coherent long-term vision for adult social care, including how any future reforms — such as a potential National Care Service — could be delivered in practice. The group underlines the importance of integration with wider health and community services, particularly in the context of ongoing developments such as neighbourhood health models.
The letter also stresses the importance of co-production, noting that people who draw on care and support, unpaid carers and the workforce must play a meaningful role in shaping reform from the outset. Alongside this, the APPG raises the need for greater consistency and transparency across commissioning and charging, as well as a renewed focus on workforce sustainability, prevention and early intervention.
Overall, the APPG’s message is one of constructive engagement — offering both support and insight to ensure that the Commission’s work leads to a more sustainable, joined-up and person-centred care system.
A full copy of the APPG’s letter to Baroness Casey is attached here.