Regulating those in care roles in the residential children's sector was a recommendation from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) in April 2018.
This inquiry was concerned by the lack of professional registration in the sector and said that a register should be phased in over time, with priority given to children's home managers.
But in its response to a Department for Education (DfE) consultation on the plans, the ADCS raises fears that the move could impact on homes' costs as well as their recruitment and retention of staff.
The ADCS's response "urges the government to consider the recommendation's impact on the recruitment and retention of care staff if professional registration were introduced".
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