Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Regulations 1984 by making provision for the compulsory furnishing of documentary evidence as to the identity of those carrying on homes and details of their criminal convictions where the Secretary of State requires this on an application for registration (regulations 3 and 5(a)).

They also make it clear that the person registered is not required or authorised to disclose information contrary to section 33(5) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (which prohibits persons to whom licences under Schedule 2 to that Act apply or have applied and persons to whom directions have been given under section 23 of that Act from disclosing certain information) (regulation 4) and amend references to “child” and legislation superseded in consequence of the introduction of the Children Act 1989 (regulations 2 and 5(b)).