2012 No. 45
The Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 58(1) and 104(1) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 20101 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 104(2) of that Act2, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of the Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Regulations 20112
After regulation 3 (authorised persons: qualifications) of the Public Services Reform (Social Services Inspections) (Scotland) Regulations 20113, insert—
Type and frequency of inspections3A
1
SCSWIS must inspect the care services listed in paragraph (3) at least once in every year.
2
SCSWIS must not give any notice of the date or time of an inspection to such a care service.
3
The care services referred to in paragraph (1) are—
a
a care home service4;
b
a secure accommodation service5; and
4
“Year” in paragraph (1) means from 1st February in one calendar year to 31st January in the next.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)