The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Applications) Order 2011

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Applications) Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st April 2011.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010;

“address” means a postal address and, where available, an electronic mail address but an electronic mail address may not be substituted for a postal address;

“the applicant” means the person making an application for registration of a care service(1) under the Act;

“provider” means the person providing the service;

“SCSWIS” means Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.

Applications for registration under Chapter 3 or 4 of Part 5 the Act

3.—(1) The information prescribed for the purposes of section 59(2)(a) of the Act, about the matters prescribed in paragraph (2), and for the purposes of section 83 of the Act is the information specified in the Schedule.

(2) The matters are the applicant and the care service which is the subject of the application.

Variation, removal and addition of conditions

4.—(1) An application under section 70 of the Act for the variation, removal or addition of a condition relating to the registration of a care service or under section 86 of the Act for the variation or removal of a condition relating to the registration of a care service must specify—

(a) the date on which the proposed variation, removal or, as the case may be, addition is to take effect;

(b) the reason for making the application; and

(c) any change which the provider proposes to make in relation to the care service as a consequence of the proposed variation, removal or, as the case may be, addition.

(2) Unless SCSWIS has agreed in writing that an earlier date may be specified, the date referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must be not less than three months after the date on which the application is made.

Cancellation of registration

5.—(1) An application under section 70 of the Act for the cancellation of registration of a care service must specify—

(a) the date on which cancellation is to take effect;

(b) the reason for making the application;

(c) any arrangements made by the provider that seek to ensure persons using the service will continue to receive a similar service (including where appropriate accommodation) from the provider or another person;

(d) whether notice of the application has been given to any of the persons to whom paragraph (2) applies and the terms of any such notice; and

(e) where notice has not been given to any of those persons, whether there were any circumstances which made it impracticable for the person providing the service to give such notice.

(2) The persons to whom this paragraph applies are—

(a) any person using the care service when the application is made;

(b) any person appearing to be a relative or representative of the person using the service; and

(c) any local authority or health body(2).

(3) Unless SCSWIS has agreed in writing that an earlier date may be specified, the date referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be not less than three months after the date on which the application is made.

SHONA ROBISON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

20th January 2011