We are encouraged by the recent launch of the Local Government Outcomes Framework and the beginning of a transition towards an outcomes-based system of accountability for local government, and we look forward to further detail, as it emerges during the call for evidence, about how the Ministry will use the Framework to assess local authorities’ performance against the proposed metrics and support them to deliver the Framework’s priority outcomes. (Conclusion, Paragraph 62)

We are encouraged by the recent launch of the Local Government Outcomes Framework and the beginning of a transition towards an outcomes-based system of accountability for local government, and we look forward to further detail, as it emerges during the call for evidence, about how the Ministry will use the Framework to assess local authorities’ performance against the proposed metrics and support them to deliver the Framework’s priority outcomes. (Conclusion, Paragraph 62) Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 44. The independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock and reporting to the Prime Minister, is underway. It will engage with people who draw on care, their families, staff, parliamentarians, local government, and the public, private and third sectors to