http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/8/section/57

Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the purpose of simplifying public bodies, including the transfer and delegation of certain functions, the dissolution of certain bodies and provision in relation to the regulation of officers of court; to enable provision to be made for the purpose of improving the exercise of public functions and for removing and reducing burdens resulting from legislation; to make provision for the publication of information on expenditure and certain other matters by certain public bodies; to establish Creative Scotland with functions in relation to the arts and culture and industries and other activity the focus of which is the application of creative skills; to establish Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland with scrutiny functions in relation to care services and social work services; to establish Healthcare Improvement Scotland with scrutiny and other functions in relation to services provided under the National Health Service and independent health care services; to amend the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 to make provision in relation to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland; to make provision about the exercise of scrutiny functions by certain bodies, including provision in respect of the involvement of users of scrutinised services, co-operation and joint inspections; to amend Part 2 of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 in relation to audit authorities and audit reports and examinations under that Part; to amend the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 to make provision in relation to complaints handling procedures of listed authorities; to amend the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 in relation to the regulation of charities and charity trustees; and for connected purposes.

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Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

Blanket amendment

The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011

art. 3

art. 3(2)

art. 3(3)

4(2)

6(4)

(5)

art. 2

Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

Pt. 5

Ch. 3A

Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019

s. 12(2)

s. 15(2)

reg. 2(2)

Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

Pt. 5

Ch. 3A

The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2023

reg. 3(4)

reg. 1

Part 5Social care and social work: scrutiny and improvement

Chapter 2Social services: inspections

Inspections

I1 I257Inspections: reports

1

Where an inspection under this Part has been completed, SCSWIS—

a

must prepare a report on the matters inspected, and

b

must without delay send a copy of that report to the person providing the service which has been inspected.

2

Before finalising the report, SCSWIS must give the person providing the service an opportunity of commenting on a draft of the report.

3

SCSWIS must make copies of the report available for inspection at its offices by any person at any reasonable time; and it must take such other steps as it considers appropriate for publicising the report.

4

Regulations may make further provision about the preparation, content and effect of reports under this section and in particular may make—

a

provision (including provision modifying any duties under this section) specifying circumstances in which—

i

any right to receive,

ii

access to,

iii

availability of,

copies of reports (or of parts of such reports) may be restricted, refused or withheld,

b

provision requiring copies of reports to be sent to the Scottish Ministers (or such other persons as may be specified in regulations) in such circumstances as may be so specified.

Part 5Social care and social work: scrutiny and improvement

Chapter 2Social services: inspections

Inspections

I1I257Inspections: reports

1

a

b

2

3

4

a

i

ii

iii

b

I1 I257Inspections: reports