§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the timetable is for the nurses agencies regulations upon which he has been consulting. [58319]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 21 May 2002]: In order to allow agencies sufficient time to prepare for implementation, the commencement of regulation by the national care standards commission for nurses agencies will be 1 September 2002.
Final versions of the regulations and national minimum standards will be published shortly.