Regulations for service providers and managers

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (Part 3) (as amended)

To see the full text of the regulations, click on the following links:

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2936/contents/made

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/64/regulation/14/made

Terminology

The regulations refer to 'the service user' or 'relevant person' Where we quote a regulation directly, we use the term 'service user', but elsewhere in the guidance, we use the phrase 'people who use services' or 'people', as our engagement work has shown that this is the term people prefer.

The regulations lay down fundamental standards to be met by registered persons, that is, registered providers and registered managers. This guidance is called 'Guidance for providers' and we use that terminology throughout, but it applies equally to registered managers.