The Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004

2.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “the Act”, at the end, add—

“or that Act as applied by the Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Adult Placement Schemes) (England) Regulations 2004”;

(b) for the definition of “adult placement home” substitute—

““adult placement scheme” has the same meaning as in the Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004(1);”;

(c) for the definition of “registered manager” substitute—

““registered manager” in relation to an establishment, agency or an adult placement scheme means a person who is registered under Part 2 of the Act as the manager of the establishment, agency or adult placement scheme;”;

(d) for the definition of “registered person” substitute—

““registered person” means any person who is the registered provider or registered manager in respect of an establishment, agency or adult placement scheme;”;

(e) for the definition of “registered provider” substitute—

““registered provider” in relation to an establishment, agency or adult placement scheme means a person who is registered under Part 2 of the Act as the person carrying on the establishment, agency or adult placement scheme;”;

(f) in the definition of “service user”—

(i) at the end of paragraph (a), the word “or” is omitted;

(ii) in paragraph (b), after the word “school;” insert “or”; and

(iii) after paragraph (b), add—

“(c) in relation to an adult placement scheme, an adult who is or may be placed by the provider of a scheme;”;

(g) in the definition of “small establishment”, the words “,other than an adult placement home,” are omitted;

(h) after the definition of “small establishment” add—

““small scheme” means an adult placement scheme carried on by a registered provider who—

(a)

employs no more than two members of staff, including registered persons, at any one time; and

(b)

who has entered into carer agreements with no more than 50 adult placement carers at any one time.”.

(1)

S.I. 2004/1972.