Local Authority Adult Social Care Market Cyber Security Survey 2024-25

March 4th 2025

Digital Care Hub launched this survey during Cyber Security Awareness Month – October 2024 – with the aim of asking local authorities in England how they enable contracted adult social care services to follow good data and cyber security practices.

The survey – conducted by the Association for Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) regional teams and Digital Care Hub’s Better Security, Better Care programme – explores what data protection requirements are included in local authority contracts, how aware local authorities are of any requirements, how they monitor compliance and what sorts of additional support would be helpful. The survey is a response to the increased cyber security risks faced by the public sector and the adult social care services they commission. ADASS regional teams have supported Digital Care Hub in designing and promoting this survey amongst local authorities in England.