Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 14
14
Deferred
Funding for adult social care fair pay and career pathway plans remains unclear.
Conclusion
We further welcome plans to establish the Adult Social Care Fair Pay Agreement and improve career pathways. However, the Government needs to set out how these measures will be funded, as providers and local government cannot afford to fund them. (Conclusion, Paragraph 86)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that the independent Casey Commission has the autonomy to decide how best to examine models of care and funding flows needed for a sustainable system, thereby deflecting the request to set out funding details for the Adult Social Care Fair Pay Agreement and career pathways.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
The government is committed to consulting on the design of the Fair Pay Agreement process. DHSC established a Fair Pay Agreement working group at the end of 2024 so that the government can update and seek feedback from adult social care sector representatives and trade unions. Alongside this, DHSC is coordinating a series of policy-specific task and finish groups with sector stakeholders that will help inform potential policy options for inclusion in a formal public consultation. The government will begin the Fair Pay Agreement consultation this year. Once the consultation concludes, secondary legislation and the establishing of the negotiating body will follow in 2026. We intend to produce an impact assessment including monetised estimates, in line with the usual process for secondary legislation, once a Fair Pay Agreement is ratified. Once the negotiating body is established, it will then negotiate the first Fair Pay Agreement. The government is committed to establishing the first Fair Pay Agreement within this Parliament.
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