Social care· Labour market Care to negotiate? Making a success of the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body 11 December 2025 by Charlie McCurdy and Melanie Simms and Hannah Slaughter This briefing note sets out recommendations to ensure the new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body can get off the ground quickly, while leaving scope to iterate and refine over time, so that it can deliver lasting improvements to the pay and conditions of England’s 1.5 million social care workers. READ MORE