<Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> I have today laid before Parliament a Command Paper, "Enabling Excellence - Autonomy and Accountability for Healthcare Workers, Social Workers and Social Care Workers" (Cm 8008) setting out the Government's proposals for how the system for regulating health care workers across the United Kingdom and social workers in England should be reformed . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> I have today laid before Parliament a Command Paper, "Enabling Excellence - Autonomy and Accountability for Healthcare Workers, Social Workers and Social Care Workers" (Cm 8008) setting out the Government's proposals for how the system for regulating health care workers across the United Kingdom and social workers in England should be reformed . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> Within the Command Paper: - </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Should any regulators wish to propose mergers with other regulatory bodies to reduce costs as part of this work, the Government will view these proposals sympathetically . If the sector itself is unable to identify and secure significant cost reductions over the next three years, and contain registration fees, then the Government will revisit the issue of consolidating the sector into a more cost - effective configuration . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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