Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Require registration and regulation of all private domiciliary carers in England

Closed 162 signatures

What the petition asks

We ask the Government to require all English domiciliary carers to undergo mandatory registration, enhanced DBS checks & minimum training requirements. English private carers are not currently required to register with a regulatory body, undergo enhanced DBS checks or meet minimum training standards
We ask the Government to require all domiciliary carers outside agency settings to be registered under a national registration scheme, have enhanced DBS checks, be required to have minimum qualification requirements, and be legally and officially suspended or barred from being a carer if convicted of theft, abuse, or misconduct. We believe these reforms are needed to protect vulnerable people receiving care in their own homes.

Timeline

22 Sep 2025 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 162
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 22 Sep 2025
Closed 22 Mar 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 9 Aug 2026.