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Annex A: engagement on the fair pay agreement consultation

Published 30 September 2025

Applies to England

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Introduction

Since October 2024, the Department of Health and Social Care has been engaging with representatives from different parts of the adult social care sector to shape our policy thinking. The work in the consultation document is informed by this engagement with the sector, though each proposal will not necessarily reflect the views of every organisation we have engaged with. All meetings of the working group and task and finish groups took place under the Chatham House Rule, which limits the public information available from this part of the process.

We are grateful to all our partners who have generously given us their time and expertise. 

Our engagement programme 

Our engagement programme has included, but is not limited to: 

  • a quarterly senior stakeholder working group made up of trade unions, employer representatives, local government, government officials and others. A full list of members is given below
  • deep dive task and finish subgroups on specific issues with wider attendance, including subject matter experts on the following topics:
  • coverage and remit
  • negotiating body and process
  • dispute resolution
  • compliance and enforcement
  • working closely with stakeholders to refine the language used in the consultation

Members of the fair pay agreement working group

The following organisations are members of the fair pay agreement working group, and we are grateful for their valuable contributions:

  • Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
  • Care Association Alliance, Care England, Homecare Association, National Care Association and National Care Forum, who have been represented as part of Care Provider Alliance
  • GMB
  • Local Government Association
  • NHS Employers
  • Royal College of Nursing
  • Skills for Care
  • Trades Union Congress
  • UNISON
  • Unite

Beyond the working group, we have also worked with a broader range of organisations to shape the content of this consultation, including representatives from: 

  • local government
  • providers
  • provider representative bodies
  • trade unions
  • charities
  • think tanks
  • professional bodies
  • lived experience representative groups
  • those with lived experience of delivering unpaid care, and drawing on care and support
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