A control apparatus and control method which enable equipment to be controlled adaptively to a user who gives a response in a scene where a request is made from outside. A control apparatus including a judging unit that determines control content of equipment in accordance with a request from outside, an inquiry unit that presents information in accordance with the request from the outside to a first user and make an inquiry to the first user as to approval regarding the control content judged by the judging unit, and an equipment control unit that controls the equipment in accordance with a response to the inquiry and information relating to the first user.