PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 September 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to establish a National Social Carers' Register for England.
Asked by:
Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
On 29 July, as set out in the link below, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-sets-out-new-path-to-fix-social-care-together-29-july-2026
All aspects of the current system will be reviewed as part of that process, including proposals for a register of social carers, and we will continue to update Parliament on a regular basis.
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