Regulation 2 Amendment of the Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

After regulation 3 (authorised persons: qualifications) of the Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Regulations 2011^f1, insert—

“Type and frequency of inspections

3A.

(1)
SCSWIS must inspect the care services listed in paragraph (3) at least once in every year.

(2)
SCSWIS must not give any notice of the date or time of an inspection to such a care service.

(3)
The care services referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)
a care home service^f2;

(b)
a secure accommodation service^f3; and

(c)
a support service^f4 which provides personal care or personal support^f5 to a person within that person’s home.

(4)
“Year” in paragraph (1) means from 1st February in one calendar year to 31st January in the next.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2011/185.
f2: “Care home service” is defined in paragraph 2 of schedule 12 to the Act.
f3: “Secure accommodation service” is defined in paragraph 6 of schedule 12 to the Act.
f4: “Support service” is defined in paragraph 1 of schedule 12 to the Act.
f5: “Personal care” and “personal support” are defined in paragraph 20 of schedule 12 to the Act.