UK Statutory Instrument 2009 United Kingdom

Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009

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At a glance

Enforced by

CQC

What's here

11 compliance obligations, 2 practical guides · 5 journeys

Penalty landscape

1 of 11 obligations carry a fine up to £2,500. 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Licence Holder 4
  • Any Person 2
  • Director or Officer 1
  • Trader 1

Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Supporting — topic alignment

2 guides

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Licence Holders also bound by 50 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Traders also bound by 219 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — GENERAL

Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 2 — REGISTRATION

Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 3 — PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION AND EXPLANATIONS

s.009

Notification

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • CQC must notify local bodies of registration cancellations or enforcement Statutory regulator
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 4 — REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

s.011

General

  • Comply with CQC registration and operational requirements Licence Holder
s.012

Statement of purpose

  • Create, review, and update your CQC statement of purpose Licence Holder
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 5 — OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

s.form of notifications to the commission

Form of notifications to the Commission

  • Use CQC official forms for all notifications Any Person

Part 6 — COMPLIANCE, GUIDANCE AND OFFENCES

s.025

Offences

Fine up to £2,500
  • Fail to comply with CQC registration regulations 12 and 14‑20 Any Person
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 7 — REVIEW

s.027

Review

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must review CQC registration regulations Crown / Minister / Government department

Schedules

Browse 2 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

CQC

Care Quality Commission

Independent regulator of health and social care in England. Registers, monitors, inspects and rates hospitals, care homes, GP practices, dental surgeries, and …

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