Part 5Social care and social work: scrutiny and improvement

F1CHAPTER 3ACare services: staffing

82FInterpretation of Chapter

In this Chapter—

“care home services for adults” means care home services provided for individuals who have reached the age of 18 years,

“care services” excludes care services provided by individuals who do not employ, or have not otherwise made arrangements with, other persons to assist with the provision of that service,

“integration authority” has the meaning given by section 59 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014,

“working in a care service”, in relation to an individual, includes—

(a)

working for payment or as a volunteer, and

(b)

working under a contract of service or apprenticeship, a contract for services or otherwise than under a contract.