Health and Social Care Act 2008

5 (1) Section 4 of the 2000 Act (other basic definitions) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (8), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) any reference to a description of establishment is a reference to—

(i) a children’s home,

(ii) a children’s home providing accommodation for the purpose of restricting liberty,

(iii) an independent hospital in Wales,

(iv) an independent hospital in Wales in which treatment or nursing (or both) are provided for persons liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983,

(v) an independent clinic in Wales,

(vi) a care home in Wales, or

(vii) a residential family centre;”.

(3) For subsection (9) substitute—

“(9) Below in this Act—

(a) any reference to a description of agency is a reference to—

(i) an independent medical agency in Wales or, where the activities of an independent medical agency are carried on from two or more branches, a branch in Wales of an independent medical agency,

(ii) a domiciliary care agency in Wales or, where the activities of a domiciliary care agency are carried on from two or more branches, a branch in Wales of a domiciliary care agency,

(iii) a nurses agency in Wales or, where the activities of a nurses agency are carried on from two or more branches, a branch in Wales of a nurses agency,

(iv) a fostering agency or, where the activities of a fostering agency are carried on from two or more branches, a branch of a fostering agency,

(v) a voluntary adoption agency, or

(vi) an adoption support agency or, where the activities of an adoption support agency are carried on from two or more branches, a branch of an adoption support agency;

(b) a reference to any agency is a reference to an agency or branch of any of those descriptions.”