Care Inspectorate

What Care Inspectorate does

Legal framework

Legislation that Care Inspectorate directly enforces.

Primary legislation

• Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 Act 1968
• Children (Scotland) Act 1995 Act 1995
• Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Act 2000
• MH(CT)(S)A 2003 Act 2003
• Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 Act 2007
• Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 Act 2007
• Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 Act 2010
• Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 Act 2014
• Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 Act 2019
• Children (Scotland) Act 2020 Act 2020

Secondary legislation

• The Residential Establishments – Child Care (Scotland) Regulations 1996 UK Statutory Instrument 1996
• Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2009
• Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2009
• Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Registration) Regulations 2011 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2011
• Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2011
• The Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Fees) Order 2011 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2011
• Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Part 6) Order 2014 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2014

Related legislation

Legislation connected to Care Inspectorate's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.