EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which is to come into force on 1st October 2010, makes amendments to certain primary legislation consequential on the replacement, for England, of the registration of health and social care providers under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 with the new registration system under Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.