Social Services: Wages Councils
(asked on 8th September 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will establish a wage council to determine pay levels in the care sector.
This question was answered on 13th September 2021
We have no current plans to do so.
The vast majority of care workers are employed by private sector providers who ultimately set their pay, independent of central Government. Local authorities work with care providers to determine a fair rate of pay based on local market conditions.