§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health wat evaluation she has undertaken of the impact of the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991 on the regulation of adult placement services; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. BowlsFollowing representations from the national organisations concerned with adult placement schemes, the social services inspectorate asked local authorities for information about how they intended to apply the guidance issued on implementation of the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many local authorities(a) directly regulate adult placement services through registration officers and (b) allow adult placement services themselves to regulate the services under the supervision of registration officers.
Mr. BowlsThere is no legislation requiring the registration of adult placement schemes as such. However, where residential accommodation, board and personal care are provided for up to three residents, registration of the home concerned is required under the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991, in the same way as for other small residential care homes.
No information is available centrally about the extent to which local authorities, in carrying out their responsibilities under the Act, rely on checks on individual carers made by the adult placement schemes rather than make checks directly themselves.