The Department of Health and Social Care has today published its response to the Fair Pay Agreement consultation, confirming the establishment of the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body and setting out the process for the first Fair Pay Agreement for the care workforce.
The Care Provider Alliance has been named to coordinate employer representation on the Negotiating Body.
Ewan King, Chair of the Care Provider Alliance, said:
“We welcome the government’s response and the confirmation of the first Fair Pay Agreement for the adult social care workforce. This is a significant moment for a sector that has waited a long time for a national framework to recognise the value of the people who deliver care every day.
CPA has engaged constructively with DHSC throughout this process, and we will continue to do so as the Negotiating Body is established and employer representation is coordinated. It is right that providers of every size and type have a voice in shaping what comes next.
The principle is welcome. The test now is delivery. Government must match the ambition of this agreement with the practical support the sector needs to make it work, and that the timeline and implementation support match the scale of change being asked of the sector. CPA will continue to be a constructive partner in that process, and we look forward to working with DHSC to get this right.”
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Notes to editors
Government press release: Care workers to be represented in Fair Pay Agreements here.
About the Care Provider Alliance (CPA)
The Care Provider Alliance is a coalition of 10 associations. We advocate for the sector and ensure a coordinated response to the major issues that affect it.
We represent private, voluntary and community sector care providers in England. Some members also represent services in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. The Care Provider Alliance speaks for the whole of the adult social care sector, including care homes; home care services; housing with care; integrated retirement communities; shared lives schemes; services for people with learning disabilities and autism; mental health and community-based support. Members support children, adults of working age and older people. Local authorities, health bodies or private individuals purchase care from providers.
We reach over 95% of all care and support provider organisations, in a sector with 1.6 million employees helping people to live good-quality, independent lives. The scale of our sector’s work is vast, affecting the lives of over 10 million adults at any given time, including people using formal and informal care, care workers, and unpaid carers.
The Care Provider Alliance is an informal body. Members take it in turns to lead the CPA and the Chair changes each year.
For more information on the Care Provider Alliance visit the website https://www.careprovideralliance.org.uk/
Contact:info@careprovideralliance.org.uk
