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National Care Standards Commission: Regulations and Standards

  • Last modified date:
    8 February 2007

The following Regulations and Standards have been published in their final form:

These documents have been published in their final form. The electronic versions can accessed by clicking on the links (in blue text) at the foot of this page (All files are in Portable Document Format unless otherwise indicated)

National Minimum Standards for Voluntary Adoption Agencies and Local Authority Adoption Services in England and Wales (105pp 873Kb)

Associated legislation:

The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003

The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003

National Care Standards Commission (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

  • The National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2003 (14pp 37Kb)

Copies of the Regulatory Impact Assessment prepared for these Regulations are available.

Care Homes for Older People National Minimum Standards

  • Care Homes for Adults (18-65) National Minimum Standards and Supplementary Standards for Care Homes Accommodating Young People Aged 16 and 17
  • The Care Homes (Adult Placements) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
  • The National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Amendment Regulations 2003 (13 Kb)
  • Domiciliary Care: National Minimum Standards and Regulations (72pp 249Kb)
  • Nurses Agencies National Minimum Standards and Regulations
  • Guidance on the transitional provisions and the transfer of registration of existing nurses agency providers to registration with the National Care Standards Commission. (29kb)
  • National Minimum Standards and Regulations for Residential Family Centres: (December 2002) (108 Kb)
  • Care Homes for Older People (341 Kb)
  • Care Homes for Younger Adults and Adult Placements (551 Kb)
  • Children's Homes Regulations and National Minimum Standards  (339kb)
  • Independent Health Care (558Kb)
  • Boarding Schools (158 Kb)
  • Residential Special Schools (202 Kb)
  • Further Education Colleges (153 Kb)
  • Fostering Services (297 Kb)
  • National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001
  • The National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2001
  • Care Home Regulations 2001 (as amended 18 February 2003 - Full title is Care Homes for older people : national minimum standards and the Care Homes Regulations)

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