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The Commission for Social Care Inspection (Membership) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/3190 · Made 9 December 2003

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SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

Made 9th December 2003

Laid before Parliament 11th December 2003

Coming into force 1st January 2004

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 195(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 3(3), (4) and (5) of Schedule 7 to, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 43 (“the Act”); see section 148 of the Act for the definition of “prescribed”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
  2. 2Number of members
  3. 3Tenure of office of members
  4. 4Disqualification for appointment or from holding office
  5. 5Cessation of disqualification
  6. 6Suspension of members
  7. 7Termination of tenure of office
  8. Signature
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Commission for Social Care Inspection (Membership) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(3)

In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;

  • “the 2000 Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000f1;

  • “Scottish council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994f2 and “Scottish councillor” shall be construed accordingly;

  • “chairman” means, unless the context otherwise requires, the chairman of the CSCIf3;

  • “FHSAA” means the Family Health Service Appeal Authority constituted under section 49S of the 1977 Actf4;

  • “the health service” shall be construed in accordance with section 128(1) of the 1977 Act;

  • “health service body” means—

    1. (a)

      an NHS bodyf5;

    2. (b)

      the Dental Practice Board constituted under section 37(1) of the 1977 Actf6;

    3. (c)

      the Public Health Laboratory Service Boardf7;

    4. (d)

      a Health Board or Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978f8, or the Scottish Dental Practice Board, the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service or an NHS trust constituted under, respectively, sections 4, 10 or 12A of that Actf9;

    5. (e)

      the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972f10;

    6. (f)

      a special health and social services agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990f11;

    7. (g)

      a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f12;

  • “member”, unless the context otherwise requires, means a member of the CSCI, and in relation to the CSCI, “member” includes the chairman;

  • “national NHS disqualification” means—

    1. (a)

      a decision made by the FHSAA under section 49N of the 1977 Actf13;

    2. (b)

      a decision under provisions in force in Scotland or Northern Ireland corresponding to section 49 of the 1977 Act; or

    3. (c)

      a decision by the NHS Tribunal which is treated as a national disqualification by the FHSAA by virtue of regulation 6(4)(b) of the Abolition of the National Health Service Tribunal (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2001f14 or regulation 6(4)(b) of the Abolition of the National Health Service Tribunal (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2002f15;

  • “the NHS Tribunal” means the Tribunal constituted under section 46 of the 1977 Actf16 for England and Wales;

  • “primary care list” means—

    1. (a)

      a list of persons performing primary medical or dental services under section 28X of the 1977 Actf17;

    2. (b)

      a list of persons undertaking to provide general medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services or, as the case may be, pharmaceutical services prepared pursuant to regulations made under sections 29, 36, 39, 42 or 43 of the 1977 Actf18;

    3. (c)

      a list of persons approved for the purposes of assisting in the provision of any services mentioned in paragraph (b) prepared pursuant to regulations made under section 43D of the 1977 Actf19;

    4. (d)

      a services list referred to in section 8ZA of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997f20; or

    5. (e)

      a list corresponding to a services list prepared by virtue of regulations made under section 41 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001f21.

2Number of members

In addition to the chairman, the CSCI shall have five other members.

3Tenure of office of members

(1)

Subject to regulation 7, the term of office of a member shall be such period, not exceeding four years, as specified by the Secretary of State to the relevant Special Health Authorityf1 before the appointment is made.

(2)

Subject to regulation 4, a member shall, on termination of his office, be eligible for re-appointment.

4Disqualification for appointment or from holding office

(1)

Subject to regulation 5, a person is disqualified for appointment or from holding office as a member if—

(a)

he is included in any list maintained by the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999f1 (list of persons considered unsuitable to work with children) or section 81 of the 2000 Actf2 (list of persons considered unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults);

(b)

he has within the previous 5 years been convicted—

(i)

of an offence under the 2000 Act or regulations made under it, or

(ii)

in the British Islandsf3 of any other offence, or convicted elsewhere of such an offence which, if committed in any part of the British Islands would constitute a criminal offence in that part, and in either case has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine,

and which has not been quashed on appeal;

(c)

he has—

(i)

been adjudged bankrupt or had a sequestration of his estate awarded, or

(ii)

made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors;

(d)

he is subject to a disqualification order under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986f4, under Part 2 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986f5 or to an order made under section 429(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986f6 (failure to pay under a county court administration order);

(e)

he has been removed—

(i)

from the office of charity trustee or trustee for a charity by an order made by the Charity Commissioners or the High Court on the grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity for which he was responsible or to which he was privy, or which he by his conduct contributed to or facilitated, or

(ii)

under section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990f7 (powers of Court of Session to deal with management of charities) from being concerned in the management or control of any body;

(f)

he has been dismissed (without being re-instated) by reason of misconduct from any paid employment with—

(i)

a health service body,

(ii)

an establishment of a description specified in section 4(8)(a) of the 2000 Act,

(iii)

an agency of a description specified in section 4(9)(a) of the 2000 Actf8,

(iv)

a local authorityf9, or

(v)

a Scottish council,

where that dismissal has not been the subject of a finding of unfair dismissal by a tribunal or court;

(g)

his tenure of office as the chairman or member or director of an NHS body has been terminated on the grounds that it was not in the interests of the health service that he should continue to hold office in the body;

(h)

he is a person whose tenure of office as the chairman or member or director of a health service body has been terminated on the grounds that—

(i)

it was not in the interests of, or conducive to, the good management of the body in question that he should continue to hold office,

(ii)

he failed, without reasonable cause, to attend any meeting of that body for a period of three months or more, or

(iii)

he failed to declare a pecuniary interest, or withdraw from consideration of any matter in which he had a pecuniary interest;

(i)

he—

(i)

ceased to be a member of a local authority by virtue of section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972f10 (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings), or

(ii)

is disqualified from being or becoming a member of a local authority by virtue of a decision of a case tribunal made under section 79 of the Local Government Act 2000f11;

(j)

he—

(i)

ceased to be a Scottish councillor by virtue of section 35 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f12 (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings), or

(ii)

is disqualified from being or becoming a Scottish councillor by virtue of a decision of the Standards Commission for Scotland made under section 19 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000f13;

(k)

he—

(i)

is the subject of a national NHS disqualification,

(ii)

has been refused nomination or approval to fill a vacancy for a medical practitioner pursuant to regulations made under section 29B(2A) of the 1977 Act and has not subsequently been approved or included in such a listf14,

(iii)

has been removed from, or refused admission to, a primary care list on grounds corresponding to the conditions referred to in section 49F(2), (3) or (4) of that Actf15 (efficiency cases, fraud cases and unsuitability cases) and has not subsequently been included in such a list,

(iv)

is contingently removed from a primary care list under—

(aa)

section 49G of the 1977 Actf16, or

(bb)

regulations made under section 28X or 43D of the 1977 Act, or

(v)

is suspended from a primary care list under—

(aa)

section 49I of the 1977 Actf17 or is treated as so suspended by virtue of regulation 6(2) of the Abolition of the National Health Service Tribunal (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2001 or regulation 6(2) of the Abolition of the National Health Service Tribunal (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2002, or

(bb)

regulations made under section 28X or 43D of the 1977 Act,

and in this sub-paragraph any reference to a provision in the 1977 Act includes a reference to the provision corresponding to that provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland;

(l)

he is a person whose registration as a provider or manager of an establishment or agency under Part 2 of the 2000 Act has been cancelled by the registration authorityf18 under section 14 of that Actf19 except where—

(i)

that decision has been subject to a direction by the Tribunalf20 given under section 21 of the 2000 Act that it shall not have effect, or

(ii)

the cancellation was only by reason of an application for cancellation having been made by him pursuant to section 15(1)(b) of the 2000 Act; or

(m)

he is an employee of the CSCI.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the date of conviction shall be deemed to be the date on which the ordinary period allowed for making an appeal or application with respect to the conviction expires or, if such an appeal or application is made, the date on which the appeal or application is finally disposed of or abandoned or fails by reason of its not being prosecuted.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph 1(f), a person shall not be treated as having been in paid employment by reason only of his having been the chairman or member or director of a health service body.

5Cessation of disqualification

(1)

Where a person is disqualified under regulation 4(1)(c)(i) by reason of having been adjudged bankrupt or having had a sequestration of his estate awarded—

(a)

if the bankruptcy is annulled on the ground that he ought not to have been adjudged bankrupt or on the ground that his debts have been paid in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date of annulment;

(b)

if he is discharged, the disqualification shall cease on the date of his discharge.

(2)

Where a person is disqualified under regulation 4(1)(c)(ii) by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with, or having granted a trust deed for, his creditors—

(a)

if he pays his debts in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date on which such payment is completed; and

(b)

in any other case, disqualification shall cease on the expiry of a period of five years beginning with the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement or, as the case may be, the terms of the trust deed are fulfilled.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (7), where a person is disqualified under regulation 4(1)(e) he may, after the expiry of two years beginning with the date on which he was removed from office or from being concerned in the management or control of any body, as the case may be, apply in writing to the Secretary of State to remove the disqualification, and the Secretary of State may direct that the disqualification shall cease.

(4)

Subject to paragraph (7), where a person is disqualified under regulation 4(1)(f) he may, after the expiry of two years beginning with the date on which he was dismissed, apply in writing to the Secretary of State to remove the disqualification, and the Secretary of State may direct that the disqualification shall cease.

(5)

Subject to paragraph (7), where a person is disqualified under regulation 4(1)(g) or (h), the disqualification shall cease on the expiry of a period of two years beginning with the date of the termination of his tenure of office or such longer period as the person or body may specify when terminating his period of office, but the Secretary of State may, on application being made to him by the disqualified person, reduce the period of disqualification for the purposes of his appointment to the CSCI.

(6)

Subject to paragraph (7), where a person is disqualified under regulation 4(1)(i)(i) or (j)(i) he may, after the expiry of the period of two years beginning with the date on which he ceased to be a member of a local authority or a Scottish councillor, apply in writing to the Secretary of State to remove the disqualification, and the Secretary of State may direct that the disqualification shall cease.

(7)

Where the Secretary of State refuses an application to remove or to reduce the period of a disqualification no further application may be made to him by that person until the expiry of a period of two years beginning with the date of the refusal and this paragraph shall apply to any subsequent application.

6Suspension of members

(1)

Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply where it appears to the Secretary of State in relation to a member that one of the conditions in paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 7 to the Act is or may be satisfied.

(2)

Where this paragraph applies, the Secretary of State may suspend the member from office by giving him notice in writing to that effect.

(3)

Such notice shall give the reason for, and the period of, the suspension and the date that it is to begin.

(4)

Where this paragraph applies, the Secretary of State may—

(a)

before the period referred to in the notice has expired, extend, or further extend, the suspension for a further specified period, or

(b)

if it has expired, impose a further suspension for a specified period,

by giving the member notice in writing to that effect.

(5)

Where a member is suspended under this regulation, he may apply in writing to the Secretary of State to remove the suspension or to reduce its period, and the Secretary of State may so direct that the suspension shall cease or the period of it be reduced.

(6)

A member shall cease to perform his functions as a member for the period of the suspension but the period of his term of office shall not be affected by the suspension.

(7)

Where the Secretary of State removes a suspension before the end of the period specified by him in a notice given under paragraph (2), or reduces its period, he shall notify the member in writing to that effect.

7Termination of tenure of office

(1)

A member may resign his office at any time during his term of office by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State.

(2)

Where during his term of office a member other than the chairman is appointed to be the chairman, his tenure of office as such a member shall terminate when his appointment as chairman takes effect.

(3)

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that one of the conditions specified in paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 7 to the Act is met in relation to a member, he may remove the member from office by giving him notice in writing to that effect, and the notice shall state the reason for his removal, and that the member’s tenure of office shall cease forthwith.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Stephen Ladyman

Minister of State,

Department of Health

9th December 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision concerning membership of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (the CSCI) established by section 42(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003. In particular, they make provision for the numbers and tenure of office of members (regulations 2 and 3), disqualification for appointment or from holding office (regulations 4 and 5), for suspension from office (regulation 6) and for termination of the tenure of office of a member (regulation 7).

Provision is also made for the manner in which the chairman or any other member may be removed from office (regulation 7).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.