Written Question·Home Office·UIN 56037

Visas: Care Workers

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a consultation on the proposal to remove the right of existing social care workers to return to the UK following the loss of their sponsorship arrangements set out in the

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The White Paper, published on May 12 2025, set out that the Government intend to end access to the Health and Care visa for carers due to worker exploitation in the route. There will be a transition period until 2028, we will permit visa extensions and in...

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