A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to ensure that unpaid carers are offered respite breaks; to make provision for and about such respite breaks; to require the Secretary of State to publish guidance relating to respite breaks, including guidance about funding; to make provision about support for unpaid carers, including support following the discharge of a cared-for person from a hospital or other medical setting; and for connected purposes.
The Unpaid Carers (Respite and Support) Bill would require the government to make sure unpaid carers have access to respite breaks and set rules about what those breaks can involve and how they are funded. It also obliges the government to publish guidance on respite breaks and funding, and to provide support for carers, including help after the person they care for leaves hospital or another medical setting. The aim is to give carers clearer rights and more practical support for their caring responsibilities.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons and has not yet reached committee stage. If it progresses, it would move through committee, then to Report Stage and Third Reading, and then to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Tuesday 22 July.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.