SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Further amendments relating to Part 1

Part 1Amendments of Care Standards Act 2000

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Section 20 of the 2000 Act (urgent procedure for cancellation etc) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after “If” insert “ in respect of an establishment or agency for which the CIECSS is the registration authority ”,

b

in paragraph (a), for “the registration authority” substitute “ the CIECSS, and

c

in sub-paragraph (i) of that paragraph, for “an” substitute “ the ”.

3

In subsection (3), for “the registration authority” substitute “ the CIECSS.

4

In subsection (5), for “the registration authority” substitute “ the CIECSS.

5

For subsection (6) substitute—

6

For the purposes of this section the appropriate authorities are—

a

the local authority in whose area the establishment or agency is situated; and

b

any other statutory authority whom the CIECSS thinks it appropriate to notify.

6

Accordingly, for the heading of section 20 substitute “ Urgent procedure for cancellation, variation etc: England ”