Part 5Social care and social work: scrutiny and improvement

Chapter 1Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

Key definitions

47Care services

1

In this Part, a “care service” is any of the following—

a

a support service,

b

a care home service,

c

a school care accommodation service,

d

a nurse agency,

e

a child care agency,

f

a secure accommodation service,

g

an offender accommodation service,

h

an adoption service,

i

a fostering service,

j

an adult placement service,

k

child minding,

l

day care of children,

m

a housing support service.

2

Schedule 12 (which provides definitions for the purposes of subsection (1)) has effect.