§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the new care standards for residential care homes in order of date required for implementation. [15125]
§ Jacqui SmithNational minimum standards for care homes for older people were published on 2 March 2001. Copies are available in the Library.
Most of the standards will apply from 1 April 2002. The exceptions include standards 28.1 and 31.2 (qualifications of staff and managers) which will apply from 2005, and standards 20.1 (communal space per resident in homes existing prior to April 2002), 23.3 and 23.4 (floor space in single rooms), and 23.11 (proportion of single rooms) which will apply from 2007.