{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-homes-regulations-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-homes-regulations-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3965",
  "legislation_title": "The Care Homes Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-homes-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND\nCHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND\nMade 11th December 2001\nLaid before Parliament 12th December 2001\nComing into force 1st April 2002\nThe 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 2000, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted such persons as he considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 for the requirement to consult."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3965/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:19:07.009064+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}