Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 27
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Government lacks a comprehensive long-term plan for the social care workforce
Conclusion
The Department informed us that the government has not set out an equivalent long-term plan for the social care workforce, because they are mainly private employees of independent companies.78 It told us, however, that there are steps it had been taking. The Department ran a national recruitment campaign during 2022–23 and provided dedicated funding to support local areas to improve recruitment practices. It was working with Jobcentre Plus to promote social care careers to jobseekers and had provided toolkits for employers to help retain and develop their own staff. The Department had also added social care to the shortage occupation list and made it easier for employers in the social care sector to operate in the international recruitment market.79 Cost of implementing the Workforce Plan