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

A Bill to require Her Majesty’s Government to introduce a Bill to regulate health and social care professions.

Originating House

House of Lords

Parliament last updated

2 May 2017

In Plain English

AI-generated

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This bill would require the Government to bring forward a new law to regulate health and social care professionals. It does not itself create regulation but compels a future Bill to be introduced to establish oversight across these professions. The measure originates in the Lords and, as of the latest data, has reached the second reading in the Lords.

Key Points

  • It would compel the Government to publish a Bill regulating health and social care professionals.
  • The regulation would cover a broad range of roles within health and social care.
  • It is a Lords-originating measure that currently stands at its second reading in the Lords.
  • The actual regulatory details would be contained in the future Bill the Government is required to introduce.

Progress

The bill is in the Lords and has reached the second reading; there is no information listed about progression to the Commons in the provided data.

Who is affected?

Health and social care professionals (e.g., doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, therapists, social workers)Patients and service users who receive health and social careNHS organisations, care providers and other employers in health and social careProfessional regulators and regulatory bodies for health and social care professionsEducational and training bodies involved in health and social care training

Generated 21 February 2026

Bill Stages

1st readingLords

26 May 2016

2nd readingLords

3 Feb 2017

Committee stageLords
Report stageLords
3rd readingLords
1st readingCommons
2nd readingCommons
Committee stageCommons
Report stageCommons
3rd readingCommons
Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc.

1 Jan 1970

Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 3 February.

Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.

The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Documents (2)

Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
Library NotesLords
30 Jan 2017
HL Bill 24 (as introduced)
BillLords
26 May 2016

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.