The National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001
These Regulations are made under the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act ”) and apply to England only. Part I of the Act establishes, in relation to England, the National Care Standards Commission (“the Commission”). Part II provides for the registration and inspection by the Commission of the following descriptions of establishments and agencies: children’s homes, independent hospitals, independent hospitals in which treatment or nursing (or both) are provided for persons liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, independent clinics and independent medical agencies and care homes (sections 1 to 3 of the Act); and residential family centres, domiciliary care agencies, fostering agencies, nurses agencies and voluntary adoption agencies (section 4 of the Act).