Amendment to the principal Order
2.—(1) The Regulation of Care (Fees) (Scotland) Order 2003(1) 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”. |