The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005

PART 1 SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENTS AND AGENCIES REGULATED UNDER PART 2 OF THE CARE STANDARDS ACT 2000

Care Homes Regulations 2001

1.—(1) Amend the Care Homes Regulations 2001(1) as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, in the definition of “relative”—

(a) after “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”; and

(b) at the end, insert “or as if they were civil partners”.

(3) In Schedule 3, in paragraph 3(a), after “marital status” insert “or civil partnership status”.

Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001

2.  In Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001(2), in paragraph 1(a), after “marital status” insert “or civil partnership status”.

National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001

3.  In regulation 2 of the National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001(3), in the definition of “relative”—

(a) after “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”; and

(b) at the end, insert “or as if they were civil partners”.

Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004

4.—(1) Amend the Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004(4) as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, in the definition of “relative”—

(a) after “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”; and

(b) at the end, insert “or as if they were civil partners”.

(3) In Schedule 4, in paragraph 1(d), after “ marital status” insert “or civil partnership status”.

(1)

S.I. 2001/3965, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(2)

S.I. 2001/3968, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(3)

S.I. 2001/3969, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. The functions of the National Care Standards Commission under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) are transferred either to the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection or to the Commission for Social Care Inspection in accordance with section 102 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43).

(4)

S.I. 2004/2071.