PLEASE NOTE: New Standards Published
April 2011: The Standards no longer apply, Tri.x have published a web enabled version of the new Children’s Homes and Fostering Standards, please follow this link:
www.minimumstandards.org
General Introduction |
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National Care Standards Commission |
The Care Standards Act 2000(CSA) reforms the regulatory system for care services in England and Wales. The CSA creates the National Care Standards Commission(NCSC), an independent, non-departmental public body. The NCSC takes over the regulation of social and health care services previously regulated by local councils and health authorities (and the Secretary of State for Health in terms of voluntary children’s homes) in April 2002. In addition, the CSA extends the scope of regulation significantly to other services not currently requiring registration, such as domiciliary care agencies, fostering agencies and residential family centres.