Care England Comments: Social Care Singled Out
On Tuesday 30 January, the Home Office made a statement regarding changes to the legal migration system, noting the removal of the right for international care workers and senior care workers to…
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Care England Welcomes New Chair and Board of Trustees
Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body of independent adult social care, is delighted to announce Angela Boxall as the new Chair of its Board. Angela succeeds Avnish…
A short term solution to a long-term problem
Today, Care England, the largest representative body of independent providers of adult social care in England, has welcomed the Government announcement of a £500m social care boost. It is understood…
Care England Calls On Government To Spring Into Action
Despite record investment in the 2022 Autumn Budget, the social care sector is buckling at the knees. Care England’s Spring Budget representation outlines a series of pragmatic asks that can…
Social care system in sustained crisis despite ‘record Government investment’, report finds
Unsustainable financial and workforce pressures are forcing adult social care providers to turn down new admissions and close services, as government grants are not reaching the people who need them…
A volatile energy market – time to act
Following the UK strikes in Yemen, energy prices are set to spike again over the coming weeks. In conjunction with the current cold snap in the UK and the current…
Improving career prospects for the domestic workforce
Care England, the largest representative body of independent providers of adult social care in England, has today, 10 January 2024, welcomed the Government’s package of support for the domestic workforce,…
Care England Comments: £1 billion spent on energy
Care England has today, 22 December 2023, reacted to the news that councils across England spent over £1 billion on energy last year. Box Power CIC, a not-for-profit energy consultancy,…
Care England Comments: 6.5% increase in council funding
In response to the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement of 6.5 per cent for 2024/25, Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, said: “The writing is on the wall…
Changes to international recruitment, what now?
On 4 December, the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, announced a series of changes to the migration system aimed at reducing legal migration numbers to the UK, including changes to the…
Care England Comments: LGA Findings On Section 114s
Responding to the Local Government Association’s findings that almost one in five surveyed council leaders and chief executives in England think it is very or fairly likely that their chief finance officer will…
Care England Comments: Changes to Immigration
In response to the Home Secretary’s announcement of changes to immigration announced today (Monday 4 December), Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England says: “The government recognised the…