The Care Homes Regulations 2001

Modification of regulations in respect of adult placement carers

46.—(1) The following provisions of this regulation shall apply where the registered provider is an adult placement carer in respect of a care home.

(2) Regulations 4, 8, 18, 19, 21, 24, 26 to 36 and 41 (statement of purpose; appointment of manager; staffing; fitness of workers; staff views as to conduct of care home; review of quality of care home; visits by registered provider; children; appointment of liquidators etc.) and Schedules 1 and 5 to 7 (information to be included in the statement of purpose; additional information to be included in the statement of purpose where children are accommodated; additional information and documents to be obtained in respect of persons working at a care home where children are accommodated; and matters to be monitored at a care home where children are accommodated) shall not apply.

(3) Regulation 5 (service user’s guide) shall have effect as if sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of that regulation were omitted.

(4) Regulation 6 (review of statement of purpose and service user’s guide) shall have effect as if in paragraph (a) of that regulation the words “the statement of purpose and” were omitted.

(5) Regulation 16 (facilities and services) shall have effect as if in sub-paragraph (j) of paragraph (2) of that regulation the words “after consultation with the environmental health authority” were omitted.

(6) Regulation 23 (fitness of premises) shall have effect as if sub-paragraphs (a), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k) and (n) of paragraph (2) and paragraphs (3) to (5) of that regulation were omitted.

(7) Regulation 25 (financial position) shall have effect as if—

(a) paragraph (1) of that regulation were omitted;

(b) in paragraph (2) of that regulation, sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) were omitted;

(c) paragraphs (3) and (4) of that regulation were omitted.

(8) Schedule 3 (records to be kept in a care home in respect of each service user) shall have effect as if sub-paragraph (j) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule were omitted.

(9) Schedule 4 (other records to be kept in a care home) shall have effect as if paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 12 to 16 of that Schedule were omitted.