2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;
“the applicant” means a person who applies for registration, or for variation or cancellation of their registration, in accordance with Part 3 or Part 5 of these Regulations and “application” is to be construed accordingly;
“the Criminal Records Regulations 2002” means the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002(1);
“the CYPA 2008” means the Children and Young Persons Act 2008;
“HMCI” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills(2);
“the PA 1997” means the Police Act 1997(3);
“the POFA 2012” means the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012(4);
“registered manager” means the person who is registered under Part 2 of the Act as the manager of the social work service;
“registered person” means a person who is the registered provider or registered manager in respect of the social work service;
“registered provider” means the body corporate who is registered under Part 2 of the Act as the person providing the social work service;
“responsible individual” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3(1)(a);
“service users” means those children and other persons who are the subject of arrangements entered into by a social work service with a local authority; and
“the SVGA 2006” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(5).
(2) In these Regulations, references to employing a person mean the registered provider employing or allowing a person to work for the purposes of the service, whether or not for payment, and whether under a contract of service or a contract for services, and references to an employee or to a person being employed are to be construed accordingly.
(3) The Care Standards Act (Registration) (England) Regulations 2010(6) do not apply in relation to a registered provider under these Regulations.
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills is appointed under section 113 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.