http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/section/7/2008-07-21Care Standards Act 2000An Act to establish a National Care Standards Commission; to make provision for the registration and regulation of children’s homes, independent hospitals, independent clinics, care homes, residential family centres, independent medical agencies, domiciliary care agencies, fostering agencies, nurses agencies and voluntary adoption agencies; to make provision for the regulation and inspection of local authority fostering and adoption services; to establish a General Social Care Council and a Care Council for Wales and make provision for the registration, regulation and training of social care workers; to establish a Children’s Commissioner for Wales; to make provision for the registration, regulation and training of those providing child minding or day care; to make provision for the protection of children and vulnerable adults; to amend the law about children looked after in schools and colleges; to repeal the Nurses Agencies Act 1957; to amend Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-032008-07-21 Care StandardsCare Standards Act 2000s. 5(1)(a)(iii)Children and Young Persons Act 2008s. 4(2)(a)s. 6s. 44(4)art. 2(b)Care Standards Act 2000s. 23A-23D and cross-headingChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 14(2)s. 78(5)Care Standards Act 2000s. 21(5A)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 14(3)s. 78(5) Part I7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 7 repealed (1.4.2004) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 196, 199, Sch. 14 Pt. 2; S.I. 2004/759, art. 13