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BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Shillingstone theft victim urges 'Richard's law' to vet carers
A woman has urged tougher vetting for care workers after her husband's carer stole jewellery and cash from their Goodman, 54, from Yeovil, who had a similar previous conviction, was handed a 12-month suspended sentence by Weymouth Woollam, from Shillingstone, Dorset, said a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check did not reveal Goodman's criminal MP has sent her campaign for "Richard's law" to the government, which has been approached by the BBC for comment. Police recovered a 250-year-old stolen necklace and currency from Goodman's home in 2024, the court Mrs Woollam's gold and diamond engagement ring, inherited from her mother, as well as silver earrings from her husband and other items were never a victim personal statement read by a prosecutor, she said Goodman was a "callous predator who deliberately seeks out vulnerable victims".She added: "No-one else should be left to feel so violated and betrayed because of her actions." Goodman was given a suspended sentence for a similar offence in 2010, the court Mrs Woollam said a basic DBS check failed to reveal the carer's three previous convictions for theft and obtaining property by said she had lost her trust in home carers and had been forced to make the "heartbreaking" decision to place her husband, who has advanced Alzheimer's, in a residential told Goodman: "You have wrecked Mrs Woollam's life. Her trust and peace of mind have gone."They imposed a jail sentence suspended for two years, 12 rehabilitation days, 200 hours of unpaid work and a two-year restraining defendant was also ordered to pay Mrs Woollam £1,000 and another £272 to the court. In a letter to her MP Simon Hoare, Mrs Woollam said: "People living with dementia are among the most vulnerable in society."Despite this there is currently no legal requirement for private carers to be qualified or registered."Convictions for theft from vulnerable adults may not appear on basic DBS checks."Just as we would not leave our three year old with an unvetted, unregulated carer, we should not be in the position where the necessity of finding home care for a vulnerable loved one, leaves us open to thieves, fraudsters and abusers."She said "Richard's Law" would bring England up to the same standards that exist in Wales, Northern Ireland and MP replied: "I have written to the Department for Social Care and the Department for Local Communities to share your devastating story and your campaign." You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Why are local care workers set to lose a 'market supplement'?
A SENIOR councillor will be quizzed in Carlisle next week over why care workers are set to lose a 'market supplement'? Members of Cumberland Council are due to meet at the Civic Centre on Tuesday (July 8) where councillor Roger Dobson (Corby and Hayton, Lib Dems) will ask councillor Lisa Hinton (Currock, Labour) a question. He will ask: 'Could cllr Hinton, deputy leader (statutory) and portfolio holder for adult social care inform members why we are ending the 50p per hour market supplement for care workers? 'Does she feel that the new lower wage will enable us to retain and recruit staff in this vital area of council provision?' According to the Senior Leader Pay Policy Statement 2024 there may be occasions when it is difficult to resource posts within the council that it becomes necessary to take account of the external pay levels in the labour market. It states: 'In these circumstances and to attract and retain employees with particular experience, skills and capacity, the council where necessary will ensure the requirement for such is objectively justified by reference to clear and transparent evidence of relevant market comparators, using data sources available from within the local government sector and outside, as appropriate. 'Subject to approval and in accordance with the council's market supplement scheme a market supplement to the salary scale for the grade may be considered.' It adds: 'The council will review market alignment every two years against the Korn Ferry national public sector market to support future pay decisions and minimise market supplements and pay drift.'
The Independent
01-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Immigration reforms for ‘complete reset' to be introduced in Parliament
Legislation to end the recruitment of care workers from abroad is set to be introduced as part of a raft of immigration reforms. New rules to be laid in Parliament on Tuesday will also seek to increase salary and skills thresholds up to degree level for skilled workers, which will cut eligibility for 111 occupations. A new time-limited temporary shortage list will also be introduced until the end of 2026 for below degree level, where recruiting foreign workers is key to build critical infrastructure or industrial strategy. But those workers will no longer be able to bring their families and will not be entitled to salary and visa fee discounts. The legislative measures are the first policy changes to be introduced from the Government's Immigration White Paper to tighten controls and cut migration to the UK. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'We are delivering a complete reset of our immigration system to restore proper control and order, after the previous government allowed net migration to quadruple in four years. 'These new rules mean stronger controls to bring migration down, to restore order to the immigration system and to ensure we focus on investing in skills and training here in the UK.' The changes, if approved by MPs and peers, will come into force from July 22. Further measures from the White Paper such as increasing English language requirements and raising the immigration skills charge are also expected to be in place by the end of the year. The White Paper is aimed at reducing numbers, clamping down on abuses of the system and ending a reliance on cheap foreign labour. Home Office estimates indicate that changes from the plan could reduce the number of people coming to the UK by up to 100,000 per year, when looking at eight of its proposals including on study and work routes and a higher level of English language requirement. But the move to scrap care worker visas has sparked concerns from the sector, with GMB national officer Will Dalton describing the decision as 'potentially catastrophic' as the care sector was 'utterly reliant on migrant workers' and still had more than 130,000 vacancies across the country. The Home Office believes there are 40,000 potential members of staff originally brought over by 'rogue' providers who could work in the sector while UK staff are trained up. Transitional arrangements for overseas care workers already in the UK have also been set out on Tuesday, according to the department.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Immigration reforms for ‘complete reset' to be introduced in Parliament
Legislation to end the recruitment of care workers from abroad is set to be introduced as part of a raft of immigration reforms. New rules to be laid in Parliament on Tuesday will also seek to increase salary and skills thresholds up to degree level for skilled workers, which will cut eligibility for 111 occupations. A new time-limited temporary shortage list will also be introduced until the end of 2026 for below degree level, where recruiting foreign workers is key to build critical infrastructure or industrial strategy. But those workers will no longer be able to bring their families and will not be entitled to salary and visa fee discounts. The legislative measures are the first policy changes to be introduced from the Government's Immigration White Paper to tighten controls and cut migration to the UK. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'We are delivering a complete reset of our immigration system to restore proper control and order, after the previous government allowed net migration to quadruple in four years. 'These new rules mean stronger controls to bring migration down, to restore order to the immigration system and to ensure we focus on investing in skills and training here in the UK.' The changes, if approved by MPs and peers, will come into force from July 22. Further measures from the White Paper such as increasing English language requirements and raising the immigration skills charge are also expected to be in place by the end of the year. The White Paper is aimed at reducing numbers, clamping down on abuses of the system and ending a reliance on cheap foreign labour. Home Office estimates indicate that changes from the plan could reduce the number of people coming to the UK by up to 100,000 per year, when looking at eight of its proposals including on study and work routes and a higher level of English language requirement. But the move to scrap care worker visas has sparked concerns from the sector, with GMB national officer Will Dalton describing the decision as 'potentially catastrophic' as the care sector was 'utterly reliant on migrant workers' and still had more than 130,000 vacancies across the country. The Home Office believes there are 40,000 potential members of staff originally brought over by 'rogue' providers who could work in the sector while UK staff are trained up. Transitional arrangements for overseas care workers already in the UK have also been set out on Tuesday, according to the department.
Daily Mail
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Democrat says Trump should let in migrants or there'll be no one to perform basic care
A Democrat representative from Vermont backed immigration in the United States by saying that there will be no one to perform basic care if immigration is restricted. Becca Balint made the remarks during a constituent town hall in Newport, Vermont, that took place on May 28. 'If we don't have avenues for people to come here legally to work or to build a home here … we're not going to have anybody around to wipe our a**es because we don't have enough people,' Balint said. Balint's comments also drew ire from social media users. Conservative radio host Todd Starnes wrote on X that he had 'no idea the citizens of Vermont employed illegals to clean their nether regions.' 'Republican Becca Balint is enraged because she's going to have to wipe her own buttocks,' he stated.
