http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/41/schedule/4/part/I

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/41/schedule/4/part/I/crossheading/inspection-of-homes

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

An Act to amend the law relating to the financing of certain social services in England and Wales and Scotland and to children and young persons; to make fresh provision for the Central Council for Education andTraining in Social Work and further provision for the remuneration and conditions of service of medical and dental practitioners in the National Health Service and health service officers; to amend the law relating to homes regulated by the Nursing Homes Act 1975, the Child Care Act 1980, the Residential Homes Act 1980 and the Children’s Homes Act 1982; to repeal enactments about the designation of health authorities as teaching authorities and membership of authorities so designated; to make further provision for social security adjudication; to make further provision for fees for medical practitioners’ certificates relating to notifiable diseases andfood poisoning; to abolish certain advisory bodies; to make minor alterations in certain enactments relating to health; and for connected purposes.

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Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (Wales) (No. 4) Order 2006

art. 2-7

commencement order for 2003 c. 43

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No. 2) Order 2004

art. 2-6

commencement order for 2003 c. 43. This SI is amended by SI 2004/866, SI 2004/1009 and SI 2005/2925

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2004

art. 2-5

commencement order for 2003 c. 43. This SI is amended by SI 2004/1019 and SI 2006/345

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No.2) (Amendment No.2) Order 2004

art. 2

commencement order for 2003 c. 43

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2004

art. 2

commencement order for 2003 c. 43

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005

art. 2

commencement order for 2002 c. 38

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No. 8) Order 2005

art. 2

4-11

Commencement order for 2003 c. 43 This SI amends SI 2004/288 and is amended by SI 2006/836

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009

art. 2

commencement order for 2007 asp 4

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No.13 and Transitory Provision) Order 2009

art. 2

commencement order for 2008 c. 4

Health And Social Services And Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

specified amended provision(s)

The Social Care Charges (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011

Gorchymyn Mesur Codi Ffioedd am Wasanaethau Gofal Cymdeithasol (Cymru) 2010 (Cychwyn) 2011

art. 2

commencement order for 2010 nawm 2

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Registered Homes

F1Part I Residential Care Homes

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

Sch. 4 Pt. I (paras. 1–23), Pt. II paras. 24–37, 44, Pt. III (paras. 49–56), Sch. 9 paras. 4, 6, 9, 12–14 and 26 repealed (E.W.) by Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 3

Inspection of homes

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1

Any person authorised in that behalf by the Secretary of State may at all times enter and inspect any premises which are used, or which that person has reasonable cause to believe to be used for the purposes of a residential care home.

2

Any person authorised in that behalf by a registration authority may at all times enter and inspect any premises in the area of the authority which are used, or which that person has reasonable cause to believe to be used, for those purposes.

3

The powers of inspection conferred by subparagraphs (1) and (2) above shall include power to inspect any records required to be kept in accordance with regulations under this Schedule.

4

The Secretary of State may by regulations require that residential care homes shall be inspected on such occasions or at such intervals as the regulations may prescribe.

5

A person who proposes to exercise any power of entry or inspection conferred by this paragraph shall if so required produce some duly authenticated document showing his authority to exercise the power.

6

Any person who obstructs the exercise of any such power shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.