{"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246924.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":246924,"attributes":{"action":"Require Welsh councils to prioritise quality, continuity, and safety when commissioning social care","background":"We want Welsh councils to be required to: \r\n* Publish how care contracts are awarded.\r\n* Ban commissioning based only on lowest costing.\r\n* Improve oversight of domiciliary care providers\r\n* Investigate failings in commissioning practices.\r\n* Introduce minimum staffing and extended training for staff.","additional_details":"Local authorities in Wales commission essential care services for older and disabled people through contracts with private and third-sector providers. Concerns have been raised that commissioning practices can prioritise cost reduction over continuity and quality of care.\r\n\r\nThis may contribute to rushed visits, high staff turnover, inconsistent support, and pressure on care workers through unrealistic scheduling and low pay. These issues affect vulnerable people, unpaid carers, and frontline staff across Wales.\r\n\r\nReports from the local families and communities highlighted ongoing pressures within the social care sector. Greater transparency and stronger national standards are needed to ensure councils commission care safely, fairly, and based on quality outcomes rather than cost alone.\r\n\r\nWe believe the Welsh Government should review how local authorities commission care services and introduce clearer national standards for ethical and sustainable commissioning.","state":"open","signature_count":87,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2026-05-20T15:13:13.738Z","updated_at":"2026-05-21T20:50:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-05-21T09:45:38.977Z","closed_at":"2026-08-31T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-20T15:16:50.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":null,"submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":"Lilly Chelsea lloyd","rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"},{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"}],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"Scotland","code":"GB-SCT","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wales","code":"GB-WLS","signature_count":86}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"id":"W09000048","name":"Afan Ogwr Rhondda","signature_count":63},{"id":"W09000052","name":"Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf","signature_count":1},{"id":"W09000053","name":"Caerdydd Penarth","signature_count":1},{"id":"W09000061","name":"Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr","signature_count":20},{"id":"W09000062","name":"Sir Fynwy Torfaen","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[]}}}