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Title and introductory text
2014 No. 2822
Social Care, England
The Care and Support (Market Oversight Information) Regulations 2014
Made
6th October 2014
Laid before Parliament
24th October 2014
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55(5), 125(7) and (8) of the Care Act 2014.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Care and Support (Market Oversight Information) Regulations 2014 and come into force immediately after section 55(5) of the Care Act 2014 comes fully into force.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Care Act 2014;
“the Commission” means the Care Quality Commission;
“group undertaking” has the meaning given by section 1161(5) of the Companies Act 2006 and “undertaking” (except in the case of an information undertaking) has the meaning given by section 1161(1) of that Act;
“information” means any information, documents, records or other material;
“information undertaking” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 2.
Propose a change2 Undertaking to provide information
(1) This regulation applies where a registered care provider to whom section 55 of the Act applies is an undertaking.
(2) The Commission may require the registered care provider to obtain from a group undertaking of the provider an “information undertaking” to provide the Commission with such information as the Commission requests.
(3) An information undertaking must be in a form which is legally enforceable by the registered care provider.
Propose a change3 Form of the information undertaking
The Commission may specify the form of an information undertaking and may provide in particular that—
(a) information must be provided at such times and such places as may be specified by the Commission;
(b) an explanation of any information must be provided at such times and such places as may be specified by the Commission;
(c) information and explanations must be provided in such manner or format as may be specified by the Commission;
(d) the group undertaking must co-operate with the Commission in connection with providing information and explanations; and
(e) information and explanations must be complete and accurate.
Propose a change4 Time for provision of information undertaking, etc.
(1) The registered care provider must obtain the information undertaking within such period as the Commission specifies.
(2) The registered care provider must send to the Commission a copy of the information undertaking within such period as the Commission specifies.
(3) The information undertaking must remain in force for as long as—
(a) the person required to provide information remains a group undertaking of the registered care provider; and
(b) section 55 of the Act continues to apply to the registered care provider.
Propose a change5 Breach, etc.
(1) The registered care provider must inform the Commission immediately in writing if it becomes aware that—
(a) the information undertaking has ceased to be in force;
(b) the information undertaking has ceased to be legally enforceable; or
(c) any terms of the information undertaking have been breached.
(2) The registered care provider must comply with any request made by the Commission to enforce the information undertaking.
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