London borough introduces wide-ranging residential care charter

Southwark Council has agreed a residential care charter that will improve the terms and conditions for all residential care providers in the London borough.
The charter is also intended to drive up standards and lead to better quality of care for the most vulnerable residents within the community.
UNISON today welcomed the move, which was inspired by the union’s own residential care charter, while repeating its call for “a national plan to fix social care pay and set standards”