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.
The bill would require the Secretary of State to publish and implement a Care Workers Employment Strategy to improve recruitment and retention of care workers. It would also create an independent National Care Workers Council to set professional standards, establish qualifications and accreditation, 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. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
