SCHEDULE 1Amendments consequential on Part 2 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

Article 2

Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 19991

In the first column of the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 199912, for “National Care Standards Commission” substitute “Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection or the Commission for Social Care Inspection”13.

Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government, etc) (Modification) Order 19992

In Schedule 1 to the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government, etc) (Modification) Order 199914 (employment to which this order applies: employers immediately before the relevant event), in section 10 (miscellaneous bodies) after paragraph 17A insert—

17B

The Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection.

17C

The Commission for Social Care Inspection.

Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 20003

1

In regulation 1(2) of the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 200015 (citation, commencement and interpretation), after paragraph (f) of the definition of “health service body” insert—

g

the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection established by section 41 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.

2

In regulation 5(1)(d) (disqualification for appointment: chairman and non-officer members), at the beginning, insert “subject to sub-paragraph (dza),”.

3

After regulation 5(1)(d), insert—

dza

he is a person whose tenure of office as the chairman or as a member of the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection has been terminated because the Secretary of State was satisfied that one of the conditions specified in paragraph 3(6)(a) or (b) of Schedule 6 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 was satisfied in relation to him;

Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 20014

In regulation 2(1) of the Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 200116 (interpretation) there is inserted in the appropriate alphabetical position—

  • “Commission” means the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection;

The National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 20015

In regulation 2(1) of the National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 200117 (interpretation) there is inserted in the appropriate alphabetical position—

  • “Commission” means the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection or the Commission for Social Care Inspection;

Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 20016

In Schedule 1 to the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 200118 the words “The Commission for Health Improvement.” are omitted.

The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 20027

1

The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 200219 are amended in accordance with this paragraph.

2

In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “appropriate authority”, for “Commission” substitute “Commission for Social Care Inspection”;

b

in the definition of “the Commission”, for “National Care Standards Commission” substitute “Commission for Social Care Inspection or the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection”20; and

c

in the definition of “registration authority”, for “Commission” substitute “Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection or the Commission for Social Care Inspection”.

Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 20028

In regulation 5(4) of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 200221 (disqualification for appointment) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—

h

the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection;

i

the Commission for Social Care Inspection.