Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)

SCHEDULE 3 Regulated work with adults

Part 2 Activities

Inspecting care services on behalf of the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care

7 Inspecting adult care services (including inspecting any premises used for the purposes of providing such services) in pursuance of section 25 of the 2001 Act.

• An “adult care service” is—

  (a)

  a support service,

  (b)

  an adult placement service,

  (c)

  a care home service,

  (d)

  a housing support service, or

  (e)

  an independent health care service which provides services of the type prescribed under section 94(1)(b),

  not provided mainly or exclusively to children.

• “Support service”, “adult placement service”, “care home service”, “housing support service”, and “independent health care service” have the same meanings as in the 2001 Act.