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In the Immigration White Paper, which was published shortly after our evidence session, the government announced that it would end overseas recruitment for social care, closing care worker visas to new applications 40 C&AG’s Report, para 3.19 41 Qq 40, 51 42 Q 62; C&AG’s Report, para 15 43 Q 61; IMM0005 44 Committee of Public Accounts, Reforming adult social care in England, Twenty-Second Report of Session 2023–24, HC 427, 20 March 2024 45 Qq 10, 63, 71 46 Qq 9, 64 47 Q 10 15 from abroad. The Paper references the need to move the United Kingdom away from a dependence on overseas workers to fulfil care needs and reflects concerns over the abuse and exploitation of workers.48 48 Home Office, Restoring Control over the Immigration System, May 2025, paras 79-81 16 3 Dealing with the risks of exploitation and non-compliance Tackling the exploitation of migrant workers