As we move into the 2025-2025 phase of the International Recruitment (IR) Programme, our focus remains firmly on supporting care providers and protecting international care workers from exploitation. With new challenges on the horizon – including major changes to immigration rules and the end of overseas recruitment – our collective responsibility is to ensure that international care workers already here are safe, supported, and give the best possible chance of building a life here.

The West Midlands IR Programme continues to provide vital resources, from job matching and training to safeguarding and wellbeing support. Local authorities, delivery partners, and care providers across the region are working tirelessly to embed ethical recruitment practices and strengthen community resilience.