(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made under the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act”), and apply in relation to England only. Regulation 2 inserts Part IIIA (frequency of inspections of health care establishments and agencies) in the Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001. New regulation 32A amends the minimum frequency of inspections of premises used for the purposes of health care establishments and agencies under section 31(7) of the Act.
Regulation 3 revokes regulation 6 of the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2004.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for these Regulations and a copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies of the Regulatory Impact Assessment can be obtained from the Department of Health’s website www.doh.gov.uk/regulatoryimpact/index.htm In addition, a copy can be obtained from Room 418, Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG.