Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (the Act) established a system of care regulation in Scotland.  The Act‘s purpose is to provide greater protection for people in need of care services. We are required by the Act to regulate certain care services.

The Act was made by Scottish Parliament and empowers Scottish Ministers to make regulations and orders to meet the Acts requirements.

We register and inspect services against a set of National Care Standards.  The standards outline the quality of service that care service users have the right to expect.  They have been developed with the intention that the quality of care provided and received throughout Scotland will be consistent.  The standards also ensure that all care services will be measured against a set of general principles.  We produce inspection reports for each service once an inspection has taken place.