Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 556

social care england

children and young persons, england

The Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2007

Made

26th February 2007

Laid before Parliament

2nd March 2007

Coming into force

1st April 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(2), 15(3), 16(3), 31(7), 45(4) and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000(1) and section 87D(2) of the Children Act 1989(2).

(1)

2000 c. 14. Sections 12(2), 15(3) and 16(3) were amended by the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43) (“the 2003 Act”), section 105 but see S.I. 2005/2925, article 3, for transitional provisions applying until such time as section 105(2) of the 2003 Act is commenced in relation to the CSCI; sections 31(7) and 45(4) were both amended by the 2003 Act, Schedule 9. The powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1), in relation to England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State. See: section 121(1) for the definitions of  “prescribed” and “regulations”.  The functions of the National Care Standards Commission under Part 2 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 2003 Act  with effect from 1st April 2004.

(2)

Section 87D was inserted into the Children Act 1989 (c.41) by section 108(2) of the Care Standards Act 2000.