Social care legislation
Health and Social Care Act 2008
The Act established the Care Quality Commission, joint health and social care regulator, which replaces the current health and social care services regulators – the CSCI, the Healthcare Commission and the Mental Health Act Commission, which regulates mental health service providers.
The Act established the GSCC.
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
The Act established the Commission for Social Care Inspection, current regulator of social care services for adults.
Education and Inspections Act 2006
The Act established Ofsted, regulator of social care services for children.
Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000
The Act established CAFCASS, advisory service for family courts.
Latest Press Releases
- New General Social Care Council Chair announced
- Social workers ‘ideally fitted’ to making personalised services a reality, GSCC tells government
- Action taken to keep unsuitable people out of social work revealed in new GSCC report
- GSCC announces appointment of three new Council members
- Consultation announced on the regulation of personal assistants
- Social workers key to success of personalised care
- GSCC comments on guidance for workers on personalised care
- GSCC comments on new proposals aimed at developing social workers
- New checks for wider social care workforce will help drive up standards
- Is Post-Registration Training and Learning doing its job?
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