Local Lanarkshire Care

1. To ensure compliance with relevant Home Office legislation, the service should implement a robust process for obtaining and retaining copies of appropriate documentation that verifies all staff have the legal right to work in the UK. This will support legal obligations and promote good governance in workforce management. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: ‘I am confident that people who support and care for me have been appropriately and safely recruited.' (HSCS 4.24).