SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Registered Homes

F1Part I Residential Care Homes

General interpretation

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(1)

In this Part of this Schedule—

disablement”, in relation to persons, means that they are blind, deaf or dumb or substantially and permanently handicapped by illness, injury or congenital deformity or any other disability prescribed by the Secretary of State;

mental disorder” means mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of mind, psychopathic disorder, and any other disorder or disability of mind;

personal care” means care which includes assistance with bodily functions where such assistance is required;

prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this Part of this Schedule;

psychopathic disorder” means a persistent disorder or disability of mind (whether or not including significant impairment of intelligence) which results in abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the person concerned;

registered”, except where the context otherwise requires, means registered under this Part of this Schedule and cognate expressions have a corresponding meaning;

registration authority”, in relation to a residential care home, means, subject to subparagraph (2) below, any council which for the purposes of the M1Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 is the local authority for the area in which the home is situated; and

standard scale” means the standard scale as defined in section 75 of the M2Criminal Justice Act 1982.

(2)

The Council of the Isles of Scilly is the registration authority in relation to a residential care home in the Isles.