Regulation 2 Amendment of the Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001

After Part III (conduct of health care establishments and agencies) of the Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001^f1 insert—

“PART IIIA

FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS OF HEALTH CARE ESTABLISHMENTS AND AGENCIES

Frequency of inspections

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission shall arrange for premises which are used as an establishment, or for the purposes of an agency, to be inspected a minimum of once in every five year period.

(2)

Any inspection referred to in paragraph (1) may be unannounced.

(3)

In this regulation, “five year period” means a period commencing on 1st April in any year and ending on 31st March in the fifth year following.”.