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Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

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    Part 5 – Social Care and Social Work: Scrutiny and Improvement

    Chapter 3 – Care Services
    Proposals and applications in relation to registered care services
    Section 67 – Emergency Condition Notices

    126.This section gives SCSWIS the power to give immediate effect to any condition notice which it serves on a registered service. This will only be applied when, in SCSWIS’ view, there is serious risk to life, health or wellbeing if the condition is not imposed. The service provider may make representations to SCSWIS to vary or remove the emergency condition notice. SCSWIS must consider any such representation and inform the provider of the action it proposed to take. Where SCSWIS des not intend to vary or remove the condition, the provider may appeal to the sheriff under section 69(1).

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