The Care Standards Act 2000 (Establishments and Agencies) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002

Further amendment of the Care Homes Regulations 2001

3.—(1) The Care Homes Regulations 2001 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 23(2)(c), for the word “are” there shall be substituted the word “is”.

(3) In regulation 43 (offences)—

(a) in paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(c) the period specified in the notice, within which the registered person may make representations to the Commission, has expired; and

(d) in a case where, in accordance with paragraph (3)(b), the notice specifies any action that is to be taken within a specified period, the period has expired and the action has not been taken within that period.”;

(b) in paragraph (3), from the beginning of sub-paragraph (b) to the end of the paragraph there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(b) where it is practicable for the registered person to take action for the purpose of complying with any of those regulations, the action which, in the opinion of the Commission, the registered person should take for that purpose;

(c) the period, not exceeding three months, within which the registered person should take any action specified in accordance with sub-paragraph (b);

(d) the period, not exceeding one month, within which the registered person may make representations to the Commission about the notice.”.

(4) In Schedule 4 (other records to be kept in a care home), in paragraph 6, for the words “employed, including—” there shall be substituted the word “employed—”.