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<p>The Department has no current plans to make an estimate of the cost to the public
purse of setting national pay and conditions terms for social care workers. Most care
workers are employed by private sector providers who set their pay and terms and conditions,
independent of central government.</p><p>In the ‘Next steps to put People at the Heart
of Care’ we announced our intention to launch a new Care Workforce Pathway for Adult
Social Care, which will support development and provide a career structure to the
workforce.</p>
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