The Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010
S.I. 2010/1863 · Made 20 July 2010
Social Care, England
Made 20th July 2010
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(1) of the Health Act 2009f1.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
1Citation
This Order may be cited as the Health Act 2009 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010.
2Appointed day for provisions relating to adult social care
1st October 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 35 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Health Act 2009 (which relate to the investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care).
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Paul Burstow
Minister of State,
Department of Health
20th July 2010
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force section 35 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Health Act 2009 which insert provisions into the Local Government Act 1974f1 to give the Commission for Local Administration in England, commonly known as the Local Government Ombudsman, powers to investigate complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care.
The Local Government Ombudsman can only investigate matters which relate to action taken by an ‘adult social care provider’. An ‘adult social care provider’ means a person who carries on an activity which involves, or is connected with, the provision of adult social care and which is a regulated activity within the meaning of Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008f2. An activity may only be ‘regulated’ if it involves, or is connected with, the provision of social care in, or in relation to, England.