Our international recruitment dashboard has been developed to support local authorities and care providers with adherence to legislation, sponsorship regulation and ethical recruitment.
“The IR Dashboard has been nothing short of transformational in changing the course of national policy on various levels.” (DHSC)
The dashboard has helped to increase awareness of the extent and spread of IR activity and provide a tool for contingency planning. It supports local authorities by providing:
- Continuity of care considerations for any residents receiving care (either funded or self-funded) from any provider whose licence is revoked.
- Provider sustainability (particularly if IR is a major element of the provider's business model) and potential reduction in market capacity.
- Information about displaced sponsored workers so that action to redeploy and support recruits in the event of revocation can be taken.
- Loss of workforce capacity if “at risk” recruits cannot be redeployed within 60 days of notice of revocation.
Here, Simon Veasey, Commissioning Officer at Coventry City Council, describes how they are using the dashboard to get intelligence on people and providers involved locally in overseas recruitment for adult social care roles.
The dashboard is available to local authority users, via the West Midlands Data Hub, on application to data@wm-adass.org.uk
It has also been shared with DHSC who are now using this at a National level to support the mitigation of IR risks across all regions in England.