Explanatory note

This Order amends the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9 (England) and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (“the No. 9 Order”), and the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 10 (England) and Transitional, Savings and Amendment Provisions) Order 2001 (“the No. 10 Order”).

Under article 2, the day appointed for the coming into force of provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 is altered from 1st July 2002 to 1st September 2002 in respect of the registration under that Act of residential family centres, domiciliary care agencies and nurses agencies. Consequential amendments are made to transitional provisions in the No. 9 Order in relation to such registration. A further consequential amendment is made to the No. 10 Order (article 3). The day appointed for the purpose of giving effect to determinations of certain applications made under the Children Act 1989 is brought forward to 1st June 2002 (article 2(2)(b)).

Article 2(5)(a) relates to persons who before 1st April 2002 were registered in respect of a residential care home or nursing home under the Registered Homes Act 1984. The No. 9 Order makes provision for the circumstances in which they will be treated as registered under the Care Standards Act 2000. This is subject to the provision that they will not be so treated unless they apply for criminal record certificates under the Police Act 1997 by 1st June 2002. Article 2(5)(a) amends this date to 1st August 2002.