Amendment to the principal Order2

1

The Regulation of Care (Fees) (Scotland) Order 20032 shall be amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (2) of article 1 (interpretation)–

a

omit the definitions of “other support service” and “small support service”; and

b

insert–

  • “day care service” means a support service which is not a care at home service;

  • “small day care service” means a day care service which does not employ more than three whole time equivalent persons to provide and manage the service;

  • “other day care service” means a day care service which is not a small day care service;

  • “care at home service” means a support service which provides personal care or personal support to a person (“the recipient”) within the recipient’s home;

  • “small care at home service” means a care at home service which does not employ more than three whole-time equivalent persons to provide and manage the service;

  • “medium care at home service” means a care at home service which employs more than three whole-time equivalent persons but does not employ more than fifteen whole-time equivalent persons to provide and manage the service;

  • “other care at home service” means a care at home service which is neither a small care at home service nor a medium care at home service;”.

3

In the Schedule–

a

omit the entries in respect of “small support service” and “other support service”; and

b

at the end of the table insert–

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Service

Application for registration

Annual continuation

Variation or removal of condition

Cancellation of registration

Support services

Small day care service

£495

£247

£129

£129

Other day care service

£990

£495

£129

£129

Small care at home service

£1230

£642

£244

£244

Medium care at home service

£2000

£1400

£244

£244

Other care at home service

£2731

£2143

£244

£244