15E+WIn section 259 (suspension of officer etc during inquiry)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), for “non-profit” substitute “private”;
(b)in subsection (1)(b), for “either” substitute “any”;
(c)in subsection (3), for the words from “that” to the end substitute “that—
(a)the affairs of the registered provider have been mismanaged, or
(b)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”;
(d)after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)Case 3 applies if the regulator is satisfied that an officer, employee or agent of the registered provider is obstructing, or failing to co-operate with, the inquiry.”;
(e)for subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)The regulator may by order—
(a)where Case 1 or Case 2 applies, suspend any officer, employee or agent of the registered provider who it thinks has contributed to the mismanagement or failure, or
(b)where Case 3 applies, suspend the officer, employee or agent who it thinks is obstructing, or failing to co-operate with, the inquiry.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
I2Sch. 3 para. 15 in force at 1.4.2024 by S.I. 2024/437, reg. 2(y)