The Home Office should—in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care—conduct a full assessment of the potential impact of its planned changes to routes to settlement on the adult social care workforce, and on the stability of the sector. The Home Office should not rush to make changes before fully understanding their implications. Whatever changes the Government proceeds with, there should be parity between workers in the NHS and workers in adult social care for any reductions to qualifying periods for settlement. (Recommendation, Paragraph 59) Children and young people