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<p>During the course of this year, officials from the Department of Health and the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BiS) have formally met once for policy
discussions on the issue of non-compliance of social care employers with National
Minimum Wage legislation. I have also recently written to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary
for Employment Relations (Jo Swinson) on this subject.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
new scheme making it easier to name and shame employers who do not comply with National
Minimum Wage legislation came into effect from October 2013 and applies to investigations
initiated after that date. HM Revenue and Customs leads on the conduct of investigations
and makes recommendations to BiS Ministers on the issue of naming employers found
to be in breach. The timing of any naming of social care providers is therefore dependent
on the outcome of investigations, and will follow where appropriate.</p><p> </p>
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