Recommendation FR-7: Registration of Care Home Staff
From The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published 20 October 2022.
Recommendation
The Inquiry recommends (as originally stated in its Interim Report, dated April 2018) that the UK government introduces arrangements for the registration of staff working in care roles in children's homes, including secure children's homes. Registration should be with an independent body charged with setting and maintaining standards of training, conduct and continuing professional development, and with the power to enforce these through fitness to practise procedures.
In brief (written by this site)
In April 2025, HM Government stated that it would improve qualifications, standards, and training while continuing work to "determine whether registration of care staff is the right approach", noting that a registration regime would not succeed without these foundations (Home Office, Apr 2025). In May 2023, it had accepted that registration of staff working in care roles in children's homes was essential and stated that it was looking at how best to implement this (Home Office response, May 2023).
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Government response
We accept that rigorous registration of staff working in care roles in children’s homes is essential and we are looking at how best to implement this as part of the Stable Homes, Built on Love strategy.
Delivery
UK Government says in progress (9 April 2025)
Based on the outputs from this work the Government will improve qualifications, standards and access to training, and continue work to determine whether registration of care staff is the right approach. Without a strong foundation of high- quality training and qualifications, a registration regime would not succeed in achieving its aims.
From: Tackling child sexual abuse: progress update (accessible version)
The tracker describes this as a long-term recommendation: systemic or cultural, with no single completion point.
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- UK Government
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