The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/1404
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 15th January 2024.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Section 2 Amendment of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

(1) The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 19 (fit and proper persons employed)—

(a) in paragraph (3), at the beginning, for “The” substitute “Subject to paragraph (3A), the” ;

(b) after paragraph (3), insert—

(3A) Unless regulation 4, 6 or 7 applies, where the person so employed is a volunteer, paragraph (3) does not require the information specified in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to be made available.

(c) after paragraph (6) insert—

(7) For the purposes of this regulation, a “volunteer” is a person employed under arrangements to provide their services voluntarily as referred to in regulation 2(2)(c).