{"value":{"id":1908877,"askingMemberId":5110,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3967","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Social Outcomes Partnerships to projects in Scotland.","answeringBodyId":217,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Culture, Media and Sport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4607,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-02T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Social Outcomes Partnerships (SOPs) are a commissioning tool that commissioners in Scotland are already able to adopt to fit local needs. The policy areas that typically utilise this model, such as social care, housing and education are devolved. Devolved governments can adopt SOPs and outcomes-based commissioning to tailor public services to their local priorities.<strong> </strong></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Social Outcomes Partnerships: Scotland","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908877","method":"GET"}]}