§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many applications for care homes staff have been(a) received and (b) processed by the National Care Standards Commission in each month since April. [79410]
§ Jacqui SmithThe National Care Standards Commission exists to regulate and inspect social care and independent health care services. It has strong powers of enforcement to ensure that services meet the required standards. The Commission does not receive applications from care home staff.
The processing by the Criminal Records Bureau of criminal records checks for staff in care homes is a matter for the Home Office.