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Regulations and legislation

• Care Standards Act 2000
• Children Act 1989  
• The Care Homes Regulations 2001
• Children's Homes Regulations 2001
• Adult Placement Schemes Regulations 2004
• Domiciliary Care Regulations 2002
• Nurses Agencies Regulations 2002
• Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002
• Fostering Services Regulations 2002
• National Care Standards Commission (Registration) Regulations 2001
• Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees & Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2004
• Commission for Social Care Inspection (Children's Rights Director) Regulations 2004
• National Care Standards Commission (Inspections of Schools and Colleges) Regulations 2002
• The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9 (England) and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001
• The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 10 (England) and Transitional, Savings and Amendment Provisions) Order 2001
• The Care Standards Act 2000 (Establishments and Agencies) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002
• Adoption Regulations (Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003; The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2003; also includes NMS) 
• The National Care Standards Commission (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
• The National Care Standards Commission (Fees & Frequency of Inspections) (Adoption Agencies) Regulations 2003
• The Care Homes (Adult Placement) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
• The Care Standards Act 2000 (Establishments and Agencies) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004
• The Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Adult Placement Schemes) (England) Regulations 2004
• Health and Social Care Bill (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

National minimum standards

• Care Homes for Older People
• Care Homes with Adult Placements
• Care Homes for Adults 18-65
• Adult Placement Schemes
• Domiciliary Care
• Nurses Agencies
• Children's Homes
• Adoption
• Residential Family Centres
• Fostering Services
• Boarding Schools
• Residential Special Schools
• Accommodation of Students under Eighteen by Further Education Colleges

Statutory Instruments

• The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Amendment) Regulations 2004 SI No: 2073
• The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002 - SI No 816;
• The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations 2003 - SI No. 626
• The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003 - SI No. 1060
• The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal (Amendment No.3) Regulations 2003 - SI No. 2043

Ordering methods

Paper copies of these documents can be ordered from The Stationery Office, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN, Telephone 08706 005522, Fax 08706 005533.