# The National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001, Paragraph 6: Information


The name and addresses of two referees—
(a) who are not relatives of the applicant;
(b) each of whom is able to provide a reference as to the applicant’s competence to carry on an establishment or agency of the same description as the establishment or agency; and
(c) one of whom has employed the applicant for a period of at least 3 months,
but the requirement for the name and address of a referee who has employed the applicant for a period of at least 3 months shall not apply where it is impracticable to obtain a reference from a person who fulfils that requirement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3969/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-care-standards-commission-registration-regulations-2001/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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