Care Workers: Training
Commons · Question 110270 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that agency care workers receive appropriate and accredited training to meet the needs of vulnerable service users.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 9 Feb 2026
We have understood that the term care agencies refers to employment agencies. Care providers are required to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) where they carry out a regulated activity, as described in the Health and Social Care Act 200...