(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Regulation of Care (Applications and Provision of Advice) (Scotland) Order 2002 so that it specifies the information which is to be provided by a person who makes an application for registration of an adoption service or a fostering service under Part 1, or by a local authority which makes such an application under Part 2, of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (article 2(2) and (3)).
The Order also specifies the information which is to be provided where an application for variation or removal of a condition relating to the registration of a care service is made by a local authority under Part 2 of that Act (article 2(4)).