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<p>Under the Care Act, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care
market to ensure a diverse range of high-quality person-centred care and ensure that
support services are provided to meet the needs of the local population. We recognise
that this is challenging, and the Government intends to develop a set of national
commissioning standards, to set clear expectations of what good commissioning looks
like and to drive greater consistency across the country. We are also investing in
a new training offer for senior commissioners, to enhance strategic leadership capability
and ensure they have the skills they need to shape their markets well. <br> <br> We
recently published the Market Sustainability Insights Report, which summaries some
of the approaches local authorities in England are taking to building sustainable
and innovative care markets. It is designed to be a supportive tool for local authority
commissioners and it is available at the following link:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-market-sustainability-plans-insights-report"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-market-sustainability-plans-insights-report</a></p>
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