Ms Fiona Larthwell:

We assume so. Without an evidence base we do not know, but we have put exemptions in the Bill for certain circumstances, such as family relationships, unpaid care or where there are fewer than three users. Especially in the disability sector, carers tend to have more personal relationships with people to whom they are giving a lot of one-to-one care and they would not be able to work for a number of people. We are not trying to capture those ones, but rather the ones that are slightly larger. However, we think small mom-and-pop providers, if you will, are out there.