Written questions

Care Workers: Standards

Commons · Question 110272 · 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of care provided by care agencies to vulnerable people.

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...