Care Workers: Labour Turnover
Commons · Question 71290 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the retention of social care workers in areas with a high rate of vacancies.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 Sep 2025
English local authorities have responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to meet social care needs, and statutory guidance directs them to ensure there is sufficient workforce in adult social care. Skills for Care data suggests the adult social care workforc...