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<p>The Government has no plans to introduce a national registration and accreditation
system for care workers in England at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed
to a proportionate system of safeguards for the professionals who work in the health
and care system. Statutory professional regulation should only be used in cases where
the risks to the public cannot be mitigated in other ways.</p><p> </p><p>Care workers
in England are subject to employer checks and controls including a Disclosure and
Barring Service check. And, since 2015, healthcare assistants and care support workers
have been expected to achieve the care certificate before working unsupervised. This
contains 15 standards setting out a common set of skills, knowledge and behaviours
that are needed in order to provide safe, high quality and compassionate care.</p>
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