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2.—(1) Until the relevant date, the Care Quality Commission shall―
(a)have the general duty of encouraging improvement in the quality of registered social care services provided in England; and
(b)make information available to the public about registered social care services provided in England.
(2) In this paragraph, “registered social care services” means services provided by a person registered with the Care Quality Commission under the 2000 Act as a care home, domiciliary care agency, nurses agency or adult placement scheme(1).
See S.I. 2004/1972 for the extension of the application of Part 2 of the 2000 Act to adult placement schemes.
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