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The head of a major review into adult social care in England has said her interim report later this year will suggest some “quite big” changes to the system.

Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading an independent commission on adult social care, confirmed she had been in contact with would-be prime minister Andy Burnham, who has spoken recently on the potential for a care levy.

While the commission was announced in early January 2025, and formally began a few months later in April, it is thought its second phase, making long-term recommendations for the sector, might not report until 2028.

But Baroness Casey pointed to the phrase “by 2028” in the commission’s terms of reference, indicating the overall work might be completed sooner.

Speaking last month, before he became an MP, Mr Burnham said he thought the NHS was “almost being overwhelmed” by a “broken” care system.

He said he did not “resile” from previous comments he had made about abolishing inheritance tax in favour of a care levy.

The politician, whose father has Alzheimer’s, said he believed there should be a different way of paying for care.