Regulation 12 Amendment of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991

in paragraph (5)(c) for “residential homes” substitute “ independent hospitals or care homes ”;

after paragraph (5) insert the following paragraph—

“(6)

In paragraph (5)—

“care home” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means a care home service within the meaning assigned to it by section 2(3) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;

“independent hospital” in England and Wales has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and in Scotland means an independent healthcare service as defined in section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.”.