Part 1 Provisions of the Act coming into force on 7 January 2026
Original text. Later amendments are not shown.
| Column 1 (provision of the Act) | Column 2 (subject matter) | Column 3 (purpose) |
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| Section 1 | Ministers to facilitate creation of records | |
| Section 9(1) and (2) | Adult carer support plan | |
| Section 10(1) and (2) | Young carer statement | |
| Section 11 | Minor modifications in relation to carers | |
| Section 13 | Promotion of support for carers | |
| Section 14 | Visits to or by care home residents | For all purposes, with the exception of the insertion of section 78G of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 f1. |
| Section 16 | Reserving the right to participate in procurement by type of organisation | |
| Section 18 | Ethical commissioning guidance | |
| Section 20 | Scottish Social Services Council’s power to require information | |
| Section 21 | Delegation of functions under Part 1 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 f2 | |
| Section 22 | Cancellation of care service registration | |
| Section 23 | Assistance in inspections from Healthcare Improvement Scotland | |
| Section 24 | Provision of information by and to health care services | |
| Section 25 | National Chief Social Work Adviser and National Social Work Agency | |
| Section 33 | Fair work strategy | |
| Section 34 | Report on fair work | |