Care Workers: Standards
Commons · Question 110271 · 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, what steps his Department is taking to improve oversight of care agencies and to enhance enforcement powers against providers who fail to meet required care standards.
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...