Statutory Instruments of the Scottish Parliament

"the Act" means the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;

"the applicant" means the person making an application for registration of a care service under the Act;

"public body" means a body established by or under any enactment; and

"relative" in relation to an applicant means a spouse, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the applicant, a person who is living with the applicant as if that person were the applicant's husband or wife, or a person of the same sex as the applicant who is living with the applicant in a relationship which has the characteristics (other than that the persons are of the opposite sex) of husband and wife.

(a) its name;

(b) the address, telephone number, and any facsimile number of the applicant's principal office and (where it has one) registered office;

(c) the full name, and the address and telephone number and any facsimile number and electronic mail address, of any person to whom the applicant wishes enquiries concerning the care service to be addressed; and

(d) the full name, date of birth, address and telephone number of every person who is or purports to act in the capacity of a person who is-


(i) where the applicant is a body corporate other than a local authority, a director, manager or secretary of the body corporate;

(ii) where the applicant is a firm, a partner in the firm; or

(iii) where the applicant is an unincorporated association other than a firm, concerned in the management or control of the association,



and in each case whether registration of any care service provided by such a person, or in respect of an activity specified in paragraph 20(a) in which the person has engaged, has ever been cancelled other than at that person's request.

     3. Where the applicant is not the person who is to manage the care service, the full name, address and telephone number, and any facsimile number and electronic mail address, of the person who is to manage the service

     4. The name of the care service and address of any premises from which the care service is to be provided.

     5. The times at and periods during which it is proposed to provide the care service.

     6. The date on which the care service was, or is proposed to be, commenced.

     7. Specification of the type of care service, in terms of section 2(1) of the Act, which is to be provided.

     8. A statement of the aims and objectives of the care service.

     9. Where the care service is a care home service or is to be provided either wholly or in part to children, the following information about the persons to whom the care service is to be provided:-

(a) their age range;

(b) their sex;

(c) the maximum number of such persons; and

(d) if those persons are to be selected by reference to criteria other than age or sex, those criteria.

     10. A statement of the way in which, having regard to the needs of persons using the care service, sufficient suitably qualified and competent employees are to be obtained.

     11. Details of the persons proposed to be employed in the care service, specifying the total number and in each case including-

(a) job title;

(b) duties and responsibilities;

(c) age and sex;

(d) whether employed on a full-time or part-time basis, and, if part-time, the number of hours;

(e) qualifications, skills and experience; and

(f) details of any registration which the person is required by any enactment to hold in order to perform the duties for which the person is to be employed in the care service.

     12. Proposed ratios of employees to service users during the day and at night.

     13. Details of any policy which the applicant has on recruitment, interviewing, selection and checking of references and other documentation for all persons to be employed in the provision of the care service.

     14. Details of any proposed programme for induction, development, and continuing training of employees.

     15. Except where the applicant is a local authority or proposes to provide only child minding-

(a) a business plan and details as to cash flow covering all care services provided by the applicant which are of the type in respect of which the application is made; and

(b) where available, annual accounts for any part of the three year period preceding the date of application during which the care service was in operation.

     16. Where the applicant is an individual-

(a) a copy of the applicant's birth certificate, and

(b) each address occupied by the applicant in the ten year period preceding the application and the length of time at each such address.

     17. A statement that the applicant is (or as the case may be is not) the owner of the care service.

     18. Where the applicant is an individual, details of professional or technical qualifications held by the applicant.

     19. Where the applicant is an individual who has previously been in employment other than as a volunteer at any time in the previous five years, details of employment history, including the name and address of each employer for that period.

     20. A statement whether at any time the applicant-