Written question asked by Lord Ashley of Stoke (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Darzi of Denham (Labour) on Monday, 18 May 2009.

Social Care: Inspectors

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social care inspectors there are; and how they are distributed around the country.

Answer

Inspection of adult social care providers is now the responsibility of the new independent regulator, the Care Quality Commission, which took over from the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission and the Mental Health Act Commission on 1 April 2009. I am informed by the Care Quality Commission that the number of social care inspectors it employs is as shown in the table below.

Social care inspectors employed by the Care Quality Commission
Location	Position	Total
West Midlands	Pharmacy Inspector	3
	Regulatory Inspector	89
	Service Inspector	1
	Total	93
South-West	Pharmacy Inspector	4
	Regulatory Inspector	98
	Service Inspector	1
	Total	103
London/South-East	Pharmacy Inspector	5
	Regulatory Inspector	228
	Service Inspector	6
	Total	239
Newcastle/York and Humber	Pharmacy Inspector	2
	Regulatory Inspector	117
	Total	119
Eastern / East Midlands	Pharmacy Inspector	3
	Regulatory Inspector	143
	Service Inspector	3
	Total	149
North-West	Pharmacy Inspector	5
	Regulatory Inspector	91
	Service Inspector	3
	Total	99
	Grand Total	802

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3454; 710 c276-7WA
Session: 2008-09
Subjects: Inspections Staff Social services Care Quality Commission
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Social Care: Inspectors

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