Written questions

Care Homes: Labour Turnover

Commons · Question 50018 · Tabled 2 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing mandatory reporting requirements for retirement homes on staff departures and replacements.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 12 May 2025

The Department does not currently mandate reporting requirements for retirement homes on staff departures and replacements.The Care Act 2014 sets out local authorities’ legal duties when assessing people’s care and support needs. For workforce capacity, t...