Care Workers: Recruitment
Commons · Question 88915 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to increase domestic recruitment of social care staff.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Nov 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.However, the Government recognises the scale of the reforms n...