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UIN 61325

Care Workers

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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11 October 2022

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26 October 2022 · Answer

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26 October 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to (a) intervene in the market for agency care workers and (b) reduce the cost of employing care staff.

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  1. 11 October 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to (a) intervene in the market for agency care workers and (b) reduce the cost of employing care staff.

    Source: Commons

  2. 26 October 2022

    Answer

    There are no plans to do so. The majority of care workers, including agency care workers, are employed by private sector providers who set their pay, independently of central Government. Local authorities work with care providers to determine fee rates, w...

    Source: Written answer

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