Brighton and Hove Asks Residents for Views on the Future of Adult Social Care

The council wants residents, unpaid carers and care workers to help shape the city's response to the Casey Commission on adult social care. The survey closes on 20 December 2026.

Tim Graichi Cucarella

Published 13:00, Saturday, 14 November 2026 · Updated 13:11, Saturday, 14 November 20262 min read

An aerial view of Brighton seafront, with the beach, the coast road and rows of white terraces — Brighton seen from the air. Photo: Brighton & Hove City Council

Brighton and Hove City Council is asking residents, unpaid carers and people who work in care for their views on the future of adult social care. The answers will shape the city's formal response to the Casey Commission, the independent national review of adult social care.

The council says the survey is open until 20 December 2026. Its consultation page shows the survey closing just before 1am that day, so the safest plan is to respond by Saturday 19 December.

What the council is asking

The council says the survey questions follow the national Casey Commission consultation, so the city's answers can be reported in a clear and targeted way.

It says many people have some connection to adult social care, whether through support they receive, caring for a relative or friend, working in the sector or thinking about support they may need later in life.

The consultation page also says the government is considering creating a National Care Service, with the aim of making care and support more consistent across England.

How the national review works

The Brighton and Hove survey is part of the national Big Conversation on Care. The council says the first phase, on people's views and experience of adult social care, ran in the summer. The next phase asks about how adult social care is funded and delivered.

The council plans to send the city's submission before an April 2027 deadline. It says the commission's final report is due in summer 2027.

What the council says

Councillor Mitchie Alexander, Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities, Public Health and Adult Social Care, pictured beside her statement: Adult Social Care affects so many of us. It supports people with long-term health conditions, disabled people and older people, helping them to live safe and independent lives. There is finally national recognition that adult social care is not working as it could be, and change is needed to ensure that those who need support in the future can get it. We want to make sure the voice of Brighton and Hove is reflected in the national conversation, so we're very keen for as many people as possible to have their say. — Photo: Brighton & Hove City Council

How to take part

Online: fill in the survey on the council's Conversation on Care page.
Not online: email HASCCommunications@brighton-hove.gov.uk to ask how to take part another way.
In person: the council says it will also hold sessions for partners and carers in the city.

What happens to your answers

The council says there are no right or wrong answers, and people can share as much or as little as they want. It asks people not to include names, addresses or anything else that could identify them or someone else.

It says feedback will be anonymised in any report, and that taking part, or choosing not to, will not affect the care or support anyone currently receives.

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