Joint statement from Swindon Borough Council, Swindon Carers Centre and the ICB

The three organisations have provided the following update on work to secure the immediate future of Swindon Carers Centre

“Following positive discussions, we are pleased to announce an agreement has been reached between Swindon Carers Centre, Swindon Borough Council and Bath and North East Somerset Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board for Swindon Carers Centre to provide interim carer services in Swindon from January to December 2025. 

“This will follow on from the end of the current contract ending 31 December 2024.

“This provision will give stability to carer support in Swindon and to Swindon Carers Centre, which would have had to close in December following the end of the current contract, whilst allowing SBC and the ICB to review commissioning processes before going through a full and quality procurement for the carer services contract to start in January 2026.

“We acknowledge this has been a difficult and uncertain few days for unpaid carers in Swindon and for Swindon Carers Centre’s staff and volunteers, and we are all committed to working in partnership to ensure services remain carer focused and of high quality.”