Section 93 Power to extend Part VII
246.Section 93 gives the Secretary of State the power to make regulations to make changes to the list in section 80(7) defining persons providing care to vulnerable adults, and to amend the definitions given in section 80 of “care worker”, “care position” and “vulnerable adult”. Section 93 gives the Secretary of State power to amend the definitions in section 80 so as to bring within the scope of Part VII any social services provided by local authorities or others, and health services outside the NHS.
247.The section allows the Secretary of State to keep the coverage of Part VII up to date, for example, should the scope of services regulated under Part II of the Act be altered in the future. The power to extend will also enable the coverage of Part VII to be kept relevant to changing patterns of service delivery. For example, it is intended that day centres will be brought within the range of services regulated under Part II of this Act in the foreseeable future. This section would enable the Secretary of State to extend the provisions of Part VII to include care workers in day centre services.