The Scottish Government

Regulation of Care

Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

A number of pieces of subordinate legislation have been made under this Act since it was passed in 2001.

The current maxima within which the Care Commission has set its registration fees from 1 April 2005 for the services it currently regulates, were set by Scottish Ministers under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 in The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Fees Order 2005

The following orders and regulations were made under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to ensure the regulation of Adult Placement services from 20 June 2006 -

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Amendment Order 2007

The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Care Services)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006

The Regulation of Care (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006

The following orders and regulations were made under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to ensure the regulation of school care accommodation services not already regulated by the Care Commission, from 1 April 2005 -

The Regulation of Care (Excepted Services)(Scotland) Regulations 2002 Partial Revocation Regulations 2005

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2005

The following orders and regulations were made under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to ensure the regulation of adoption services, fostering services and those offender accommodation services not already regulated by the Care Commission, from 1 April 2004 -

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004

The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Care Services)( Scotland ) Amendment Regulations 2004

The Regulation of Care (Applications and Provision of Advice)( Scotland ) Amendment Order 2004

The Regulation of Care (Registration and Registers)( Scotland ) Amendment Regulations 2004

The following orders and regulations were made under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to ensure the regulation of support services - care at home from 22 December 2003 -

The Regulation of Care (Excepted Services)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Transitional Provisions and Revocation) Order 2003

The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Care Services)(Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003

The Regulation of Care (Applications and Provisions of Advice)(Scotland) Amendment (NO. 2) Order 2003

The Regulation of Care (Fees)(Scotland) Amendment Order 2003

The following orders and regulations were made under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to ensure the regulation of housing support services, and child care agencies from 1 April 2003, and of limited services for adults with incapacity from October 2003 -

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003

The Regulation of Care (Registration and Registers) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003

The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Care Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003

The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Limited Registration Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

The Regulation of Care (Applications and Provision of Advice) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003

The following orders and regulations, made under the Regulation of Care ( Scotland ) Act 2001, ensured the regulation by the Care Commission of services registered under the previous regulatory regime from 1 April 2002 -

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2002

The Regulation of Care (Excepted Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Care Services)(Scotland) Regulations 2002

The Regulation of Care (Applications and Provision of Advice)(Scotland) Order 2002

The Regulation of Care (Registration and Registers) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Acts of Parliament and Scottish Statutory Instruments and explanatory notes are available on the HMSO web site at - http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/s-stat.htm

National Care Standards

National Care Standards

National Care Standards Information Leaflet (older person on cover)

National Care Standards Information Leaflet (child on cover)

Physical Standards For Adult Care Homes - A Scottish Executive Letter