§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which conditions have been relaxed for domiciliary care agencies registered with conditions by the National Care Standards Commission; and for what length of time they have been relaxed. [156296]
§ Dr. LadymanDomiciliary care agencies must comply with the Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations 2002 in order to be registered by the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC). These requirements have not been relaxed. Conditions are set by the NCSC at them 1037W point of registration after an assessment has been made of the fitness of the service against regulations and taking into account National Minimum Standards.
The NCSC published guidance on 12 December 2003, setting out circumstances in which conditions could be attached to registration.