Principle 2 of the Social Care Code of Practice for International Recruitment

International recruitment campaigns will only be conducted in countries where social care staff are in plentiful supply.

Practice

Employers will:

• Seek up-to-date guidance on the ethics of recruiting in socially and economically developing countries/regions where recruitment activities could diminish the social care workforce
• Not work with agencies that actively encourage recruitment in these countries
• Treat applications from individuals who are already in the UK with a pre-existing right to work here in the same way as any other applicant.

Key Information

• Department of Health - Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of healthcare professionals
• Department of Education and Skills, Commonwealth Teacher protocol