http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/59/2016-11-18Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Scottish Social Services Council; to make provision for the registration and regulation of care services and for the registration, regulation and training of social service workers; to enable local authorities to make grants in respect of activities relating to child care and family support and to make direct payments to children in respect of certain care services; to enable the Scottish Ministers to delegate a power to make certain grants and loans for social work; to make further provision as respects payments by local authorities towards maintenance of certain children residing with and being cared for by persons other than their parents; to enable local authorities to provide and maintain residential accommodation in which nursing is provided; to make further provision as respects persons who have been looked after by local authorities; to amend the definition of “place of safety" in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; to make further provision as respects the appointment for children of curators ad litem, reporting officers and safeguarders; and for connected purposes.2001-07-13texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-08Expert Participation2016-11-18 PART 4591The Scottish Ministers ... and the Council shall exercise their functions under this Act in accordance with the principles set out in the following subsections.2The safety and welfare of all persons who use, or are eligible to use, care services are to be protected and enhanced.3The independence of those persons is to be promoted.4Diversity in the provision of care services is to be promoted with a view to those persons being afforded choice.5In subsection (2), “care service” means a care service as defined in section 47(1) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).Words in s. 59(1) repealed (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 14 para. 4(a); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch.S. 59(5) inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), s. 134(7), sch. 14 para. 4(b); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, sch.; S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, sch.