Care Workers: Vacancies
Commons · Question 124949 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking he is taking to help fill adult social care worker vacancies.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 21 Apr 2026
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.The Government recognises the scale of the reforms needed to m...