EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 46A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 imposes a duty on the Care Quality Commission (‘the Commission’) to conduct reviews of the exercise by English local authorities of regulated care functions. Following each review, the Commission must also assess the performance of those authorities and publish a report of its assessment. “Regulated care functions” are such functions relating to adult social care under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 as may be prescribed in regulations. Regulation 2 of these Regulations prescribes those regulated care functions.
A separate impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations. These Regulations are part of a package of legislative measures and the relevant impact assessment, published on 4th November 2022, is available online at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-care-act-2022-combined-impact-assessments, or a copy may be requested from the Department of Health and Social Care, 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU.