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National Minimum Standards
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Last modified date:19 June 2008
The National Minimum Standards (NMS) are designed to ensure that care provision is fit for purpose and meets the assessed needs of people using social care services.
An introduction to the National Minimum Standards
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) must take the NMS into account when assessing whether or not a service complies with the appropriate service regulations. However, compliance with the NMS is not itself enforceable. CSCI can also take into account any other factors it considers reasonable or relevant when assessing whether a provider is complying with the regulations.
As with the service-specific regulations, each type of service also has its own set of National Minimal Standards.
- NMS for adult placement schemes
- NMS for adult placement schemes: accessible version
- NMS: Care homes for adults (18-65) and supplementary standards for care homes accommodating young people aged 16 and 17
- NMS and regulations for care homes – older people
- NMS and regulations for domiciliary care
- NMS and regulations for nurses agencies
Review of National Minimum Standards and regulations for adult social care
The Government made a commitment to review the NMS within three years of their introduction. On 27 October 2004, the Government announced the start of the review of the standards and associated legislative framework for adult social care.
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