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Committee Material Published 5 May 2025 ↗ View on Parliament

We recommend that any future policy changes or fiscal decisions relating to the workforce should be accompanied by a cross-government impact assessment that sets out the immediate and ongoing consequences for the social care sector. As part of this, the Government should set out what mitigating actions they would take to minimise any adverse effects on the social care sector, and how that compares to actions being taken to support the NHS. (Recommendation, Paragraph 74)

We recommend that any future policy changes or fiscal decisions relating to the workforce should be accompanied by a cross-government impact assessment that sets out the immediate and ongoing consequences for the social care sector. As part of this, the Government should set out what mitigating actions they would take to minimise any adverse effects on the social care sector, and how that compares to actions being taken to support the NHS. (Recommendation, Paragraph 74) Type: recommendation | Number: 11 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: As above, the commission will start a national conversation about what care and support working-age disabled adults, older people and their families should expect from adult social care, including exploring the needs of unpaid carers who provide vital care and support. However, the government recogn