Co-operative care: retaining public value, sharing power & investing in existing expertise Submission from Co-operatives Wales to the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care – 3rd October 2026

October 15, 2026 by David Smith

In response to the Prime Ministers statement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-andy-burnham-sets-out-plans-for-a-new-national-care-service Co-operatives Wales asks the Casey Commission to make democratic ownership, prevention and retention of public value central to social care reform. Although its remit concerns adult social care in England, Welsh experience offers important lessons. Reform must respect devolution while learning across borders and addressing relationships between adult care, children’s services, family support and transitions into adulthood cw:Casey Review Submission- Co-operatives

About David Smith

Lifelong co-operative & community activist working at all levels of the movement. Ex Government Food Adviser & UK Healthcare Regulator. Founded the first Community Law Centre in Wales; directed the first EC funded Wales Anti-Poverty Programme: pioneering co-operative & place making community initiatives. Robert Owen Memorial Museum Trustee. Director, Sheffield Co-op Development Group. Graduate Ruskin College, UC Cardiff + PGCE, MA Keele; Ex Lecturer Professional Food & Management, Gwent Tertiary College,
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