Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)

Part 1 U.K. The Care Quality Commission

Chapter 6 U.K. Miscellaneous and General

Inspections E+W

Valid from 12/01/2009

60 Inspections E+W

(1) The Commission may for the purposes of its regulatory functions carry out inspections of—

(a) the carrying on of a regulated activity,

(b) the provision of NHS care,

(c) the provision of adult social services, or

(d) the exercise of functions by an English NHS body.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the “regulatory functions” of the Commission are its functions under Chapters 2, 3 and 5 except—

(a) its functions under section 53 (information and advice),

(b) its functions under section 57 (reviews of data, studies and research), and

(c) its functions under regulations under section 59 (additional functions) to the extent that the regulations provide that they are not to be treated as regulatory functions for the purposes of this Part.