Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc. Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Requires HM Government to introduce a separate Bill to regulate health and social care professions.
• Establishes a regulatory framework covering entry requirements, professional standards and oversight for health and social care workers.
• The measure places the duty on Parliament to enact regulation through a forthcoming Bill, not within this Bill itself.
• Affects health and social care workers, employers, regulators and professional bodies, education providers, and patients/service users by bringing these professions under formal regulation.

Progress

The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords, where its general principles are debated. As it originated in the Lords, it will follow Lords stages before moving to the Commons.