A Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish and implement a Care Workers Employment Strategy, with the aim of improving the recruitment and retention of care workers; to establish an independent National Care Workers Council with responsibility for setting professional standards for care workers, for establishing a system of professional qualifications and accreditation for care workers, and for advising the Government on those matters; to require the Secretary of State to commission an independent assessment of the support available to unpaid carers, including financial support and employment rights; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Helen MorganLiberal Democrat
31 October 2023
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The Bill would require the government to publish and implement a national Care Workers Employment Strategy to improve recruitment and retention in the care sector. It also creates an independent National Care Workers Council to set professional standards and qualifications for care workers, and it requires an independent review of the support available to unpaid carers, including financial help and employment rights.
The Bill is at its initial stage in the Commons, with its 1st reading having taken place on 26 April 2023. It has not yet progressed to committee or subsequent readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
26 Apr 2023
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
