The Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005
These Regulations make amendments to social security legislation that are consequential upon the introduction of a new regulatory system in England and Wales of “care homes” and “independent hospitals” by the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) and, in Scotland, of “care home services” and “independent health care services” by the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp8). This has replaced the previous system of regulation of residential care homes and nursing homes, as provided for by the Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23) in England and Wales, and, in Scotland by the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 (c. 73) and the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49). The new systems also require the registration of care homes provided by local authorities, which were previously unregulated.