Part 2

Reforms connected to delivery and regulation of care
Chapter 3

Further Ministerial functions

Market monitoring

Report on social care market
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1
The Scottish Ministers must, by the end of each reporting period make publicly available a report on the state of the social care market in Scotland.
2
A report under subsection (1) may, in particular, include information about—
a
the composition of the market by reference to such factors such as the scale of the economic operators in the market and their status as for-profit bodies, public bodies or third sector bodies (as defined in section 37(1) of the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016),
b
the level of profit being made by operators in the market,
c
the tax status of the operators in the market.
3
In this section—
- “reporting period” means each period of 3 years beginning with 1 April on the year after the year that this section comes into force,
- “social care market” means the market for the provision of social care services,
- “social care services” are the following—
  1. support services,
  2. care home services,
  3. adult placement services,
  4. housing support services.
4
The services listed in the definition of “social care services” in subsection (3) are to be construed in accordance with schedule 12 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
5
The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, modify this section so as to change the definition of “social care services”.