SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Further amendments relating to Part 1

Part 1Amendments of Care Standards Act 2000

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After section 24 of the 2000 Act insert—

24AOffences relating to suspension

1

If a person who is registered under this Part in respect of an establishment or agency carries on or (as the case may be) manages the establishment or agency while the person's registration is suspended, the person is guilty of an offence.

2

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.