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 May 2024
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The Bill would require the Government to publish and implement a Care Workers Employment Strategy to recruit and retain care workers. It would create an independent National Care Workers Council to set professional standards and qualifications for care workers and advise the Government, and it would commission an independent assessment of the support available to unpaid carers, including financial support and employment rights.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons (1st reading in Dec 2023; 2nd reading in Jan 2024).
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The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
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