Seeking views on a new process for employers to follow when handling flexible working requests, as well as insights on flexible working practices more broadly.

Seeking views on proposals to improve the framework which governs the temporary labour market to better protect workers while minimising business burdens.

DHSC has worked closely with the UKHSA to review and update the ASC IPC resource, bringing existing guidance together into a clearer, more practical and more accessible resource for the sector. The aim is to ensure the guidance is usable across the full range of adult social care settings and reflects sector experience and learning, including from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This consultation is an opportunity for you and your networks to help shape the final resource. We are particularly interested in feedback on:

• whether the guidance is clear, accessible and easy to navigate;
• how practical and workable it is in real world ASC settings;
• whether it reflects current practice and sector needs; and
• any gaps, areas for clarification, or additional support materials that would be helpful.

All consultation materials are available via the ZIP folder link below. Download and extract the files to access:

• PDF Information pack for stakeholders (background, purpose and consultation approach)
• Draft IPC Resource for ASC (PDF files of each section)
• Introduction
• Why preventing infection is important
• Standard IPC precautions
• Transmission based precautions
• Fundamentals of care which help prevent infections
• Vaccinations for care and support workers and those individuals receiving care and support 
• Managing outbreaks in ASC settings
• Tuberculosis (TB) guidance for ASC settings
• Managing suspected infectious diarrhoea and/or vomiting in ASC settings
• Essential IPC considerations associated with clinical interventions
• Staff health and managing sickness related to infection
• Additional information and resources for care setting managers
• Glossary & Abbreviations
• A Microsoft Word consultation feedback form

All feedback, questions or correspondence relating to the consultation should be sent to:

ascipcresource@dhsc.gov.uk by 20 May 2026

Collective redundancy obligations are an important part of ensuring a fair and transparent process when employers need to make redundancies.

Currently, employers are only required to undertake collective redundancy obligations when making 20 or more redundancies at one establishment. This has led to situations where large numbers of employees at an organisation are not being consulted because the redundancies are spread across multiple sites below the current threshold.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will introduce new protections so that employers will be required to undertake collective redundancy consultation and notification whenever they make a threshold number of redundancies across their entire organisation.

The government is seeking views on the level and methods by which the new organisation-wide threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations might be set.

The government is considering 2 options to set the new organisation-wide threshold:

using a single fixed number in the range of 250 to 1,000

tiering this new obligation based on number of employees

These proposals will need approval from Parliament before taking effect.

Call for Evidence opens today for public to share their experiences and knowledge of Personal 

Independence Payment (PIP) 

Views sought from disabled people of all ages as well as organisations that represent them, carers, clinicians, experts and MPs 

Evidence will inform the Timms Review of PIP, due to report in the autumn, to ensure the benefit is fair and fit for the future

This consultative document is issued by HSE in compliance with its duty to consult under section 50(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and in line with the Government’s Consultation Principles for consulting with stakeholders.

The consultation aims to seek stakeholder views on the legislative and non-legislative proposals for The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)

The Commission on Adult Social Care wants to hear from you. You may want to tell us about your personal experiences of how the system works today – good and bad – and also ideas about how it could be improved.

This page is for anyone – whether you use care and support, work in care, are from an organisation that provides care or works to improve it or you just want to share your thoughts as in interested citizen. We’d like to hear your experiences in your own words and learn what matters most to you.

This study, led by the University of Southampton, is the first study conducted about live-in care when dementia is the primary support need. The study aims to research live-in care from multiple perspectives to improve clarity and provide evidence that will help  families navigate the long-term care system, and policymakers develop and improve this form of homecare.