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Guidance

From:

Department for Health and Social Care

Published:

28 January 2026

Applies to England

Contents

  1. Overview
  2. What data is available
  3. Data not included
  4. Important
  5. Who can use this service
  6. How to sign up to use the GASCD service
  7. Data sources and methodology
  8. Useful links

Overview

The government collects and stores a significant amount of adult social care data from sources including care providers and local authorities.

This data is analysed for government purposes and is now being made available as a free, easy to access, service to CQC-registered Adult Social Care (ASC) providers and local authorities (LA) to support strategic planning and operational purposes.

The data is intended to support confident strategic decision-making. Also available are the Market Position Statements written by local authorities to help care providers make informed decisions in providing the right care provision for everyone needing support and care from adult social care services.

What data is available

GASCD gives you access to data and insights such as population needs and services in your local area, region and across England.

Includes data on:

CQC regulated care provision

  • care providers locations and services
  • care home beds and occupancy levels
  • number of adults receiving care in their own home

Non regulated care provision

  • Unpaid care

Funding

  • local authority funding for adult social care

Population needs

  • dementia prevalence and estimated diagnosis rate
  • economic factors and household composition
  • general health, disability and learning disability
  • population size and age group percentages

Local authority Market Position Statements (MPS) giving detailed information on population needs and commissioning intentions are also included.

Data not included

The following data is not included:

  • services not regulated by the CQC
  • quality of care
  • outcomes for people who draw on care
  • hospital discharge data
  • workforce
  • person-level data
WarningNote this service provides information only and does not constitute advice. DHSC does not accept any liability for decisions made by providers following use of this service. For further details read our Terms of use (opens in a new tab).

Who can use this service

You can only use this service if you are the nominated individual for a CQC registered care provider organisation or are a local authority officer.

How to sign up to use the GASCD service

You need a GOV.UK One Login to sign in to this service, and it must be tied to your CQC registered email address. You can create one if you do not already have one.

You can have more than one GOV.UK One login, for example, a work account in addition to your personal account, so you can create one to access this service.

Data sources and methodology

Links to data sources and methodology information are included with each data set provided within the service.

View the GASCD service privacy policy (opens in new tab) to find out what happens to your personal information.

Find out more about services the CQC regulates.