Care England Daily Press Round-Up
Migrant care workers spared 15-year wait for UK settlement
Migrant care workers who came to the UK before May 2025 will be able to apply to settle after five years, under revised immigration plans announced by the home secretary.
Sector Broadly Welcomes Home Secretary’s New Settlement Plans for Migrant Workers
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, said: "International care workers stood by this country during the pandemic, providing essential care when we needed them most. Yet the previous proposals threatened to undermine their future here, without offering a credible plan to recruit and retain more workers from within the UK.
Indefinite Leave to Remain reforms announced
Migrant care workers already in the UK will remain eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after five years under announced reforms. The change comes as ministers press ahead with wider plans to overhaul the UK's settlement system, including extending the standard route to permanent residency from five years to 10 years for many migrant workers.
‘No one is in charge’: social care system in England in chaos, Louise Casey to say
Lady Casey, who is preparing proposals for a big review of adult social care, will say the result is that in effect “no one is in charge” of a system that provides vital services for millions of vulnerable people.
Governments 'asleep at the wheel' over social care, says head of review
Successive governments have been "asleep at the wheel" on adult social care, says the head of the independent commission looking into the sector in England.