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The Care Homes Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/3965 · Made 11 December 2001

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SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

Made 11th December 2001

Laid before Parliament 12th December 2001

Coming into force 1st April 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 3(3), 22(1), (2)(a) to (d) and (f) to (j), (5), (7)(a) to (h), (j) and (l), 25(1), 34(1), 35 and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted such persons as he considers appropriatef2, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 14. The powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1), in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State. See section 121(1) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

f2

See section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 for the requirement to consult.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Excepted establishments
  5. 4Statement of purpose
  6. 5Service user’s guide
  7. 6Review of statement of purpose and service user’s guide
  8. Part II: REGISTERED PERSONS
  9. 7Fitness of registered provider
  10. 8Appointment of manager
  11. 9Fitness of registered manager
  12. 10Registered person: general requirements
  13. 11Notification of offences
  14. Part III: CONDUCT OF CARE HOME
  15. 12Health and welfare of service users
  16. 13Further requirements as to health and welfare
  17. 14Assessment of service users
  18. 15Service user’s plan
  19. 16Facilities and services
  20. 17Records
  21. 18Staffing
  22. 19Fitness of workers
  23. 20Restrictions on acting for service user
  24. 21Staff views as to conduct of care home
  25. 22Complaints
  26. Part IV: PREMISES
  27. 23Fitness of premises
  28. Part V: MANAGEMENT
  29. 24Review of quality of care
  30. 25Financial position
  31. 26Visits by registered provider
  32. Part VI: CHILDREN
  33. 27Application of this Part
  34. 28Interpretation
  35. 29Statement of purpose
  36. 30Registered person
  37. 31Separate provision for children
  38. 32Welfare and protection of children
  39. 33Fitness of workers
  40. 34Staff disciplinary procedure
  41. 35Review of quality of care
  42. 36Offences
  43. Part VII: MISCELLANEOUS
  44. 37Notification of death, illness and other events
  45. 38Notice of absence
  46. 39Notice of changes
  47. 40Notice of termination of accommodation
  48. 41Appointment of liquidators etc.
  49. 42Death of registered person
  50. 43Offences
  51. 44Compliance with regulations
  52. 45Adult placements
  53. 46Modification of regulations in respect of adult placement carers
  54. Signature
  55. Schedule 1: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. 3Paragraph 3
  59. 4Paragraph 4
  60. 5Paragraph 5
  61. 6Paragraph 6
  62. 7Paragraph 7
  63. 8Paragraph 8
  64. 9Paragraph 9
  65. 10Paragraph 10
  66. 11Paragraph 11
  67. 12Paragraph 12
  68. 13Paragraph 13
  69. 14Paragraph 14
  70. 15Paragraph 15
  71. 16Paragraph 16
  72. 17Paragraph 17
  73. 18Paragraph 18
  74. Schedule 2: INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS IN RESPECT OF PERSONS CARRYING ON, MANAGING OR WORKING AT A CARE HOME
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. 3Paragraph 3
  78. 4Paragraph 4
  79. 5Paragraph 5
  80. 6Paragraph 6
  81. 7Paragraph 7
  82. 8Paragraph 8
  83. Schedule 3: RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN A CARE HOME IN RESPECT OF EACH SERVICE USER
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. 4Paragraph 4
  88. Schedule 4: OTHER RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN A CARE HOME
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. 4Paragraph 4
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. 6Paragraph 6
  95. 7Paragraph 7
  96. 8Paragraph 8
  97. 9Paragraph 9
  98. 10Paragraph 10
  99. 11Paragraph 11
  100. 12Paragraph 12
  101. 13Paragraph 13
  102. 14Paragraph 14
  103. 15Paragraph 15
  104. 16Paragraph 16
  105. 17Paragraph 17
  106. Schedule 5: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE WHERE CHILDREN ARE ACCOMMODATED
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. 2Paragraph 2
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. 5Paragraph 5
  112. 6Paragraph 6
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. 8Paragraph 8
  115. 9Paragraph 9
  116. 10Paragraph 10
  117. 11Paragraph 11
  118. 12Paragraph 12
  119. 13Paragraph 13
  120. 14Paragraph 14
  121. 15Paragraph 15
  122. 16Paragraph 16
  123. 17Paragraph 17
  124. 18Paragraph 18
  125. 19Paragraph 19
  126. 20Paragraph 20
  127. Schedule 6: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE OBTAINED IN RESPECT OF PERSONS WORKING AT A CARE HOME WHERE CHILDREN ARE ACCOMMODATED
  128. 1Paragraph 1
  129. 2Paragraph 2
  130. 3Paragraph 3
  131. Schedule 7: MATTERS TO BE MONITORED AT A CARE HOME WHERE CHILDREN ARE ACCOMMODATED
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. 3Paragraph 3
  135. 4Paragraph 4
  136. 5Paragraph 5
  137. 6Paragraph 6
  138. 7Paragraph 7
  139. 8Paragraph 8
  140. 9Paragraph 9
  141. 10Paragraph 10
  142. 11Paragraph 11
  143. 12Paragraph 12
  144. 13Paragraph 13
  145. Explanatory note