§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many residential houses for the elderly have had their registrations cancelled in each of the last three years; and what steps are taken to prevent their proprietors from re-registering in another area.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation about cancelled registrations is at present not held centrally. However, we are currently consulting on proposals for setting up a national list of persons whose registrations are cancelled. A copy of the consultative note is in the Library of the House.
The proposed national list would supplement, not displace, the procedures that authorities would normally be expected to adopt for satisfying themselves that a person was not unfit for registration. Authorities would still have to take up references and check qualifications and periods of service or occupations, as appropriate.