Care professionals do skilled, responsible work. Nurses have a register. Social workers have a register. Most care professionals in England don’t. So what does it take to change that?

Start with the basics. What does regulation mean to you? Is it about protecting the public, raising standards, or giving carers the recognition they’ve earned? What must it include to mean anything? Training, a code of conduct, ongoing learning, a fair process when things go wrong?

Then there’s cost. Who should pay for registration? The carer, the employer, the government? And would a fee put people off joining, or push them out of the sector altogether?

Tell us what you think.