Written Question · S2W-06245 · Session 2
With reference to The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 - Regulation of Care Services by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
- Regulation of Care Services by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. Proposals for Maximum Fees to be set by Scottish Ministers for 2004-05: Consultation paper, what information it has on the number and location of "smaller providers" of care homes, in particular care homes for elderly people, that may have to close as a consequence of the fee levy to fund the Care Commission; what information it has on the number and location of elderly people who may require to be relocated as a consequence of such closures, and where such people will be relocated.
The answer
No information is held onthis. There is no evidence to suggest that care homes may have to close as aresult of fee increases and it would be wrong to speculate.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-06245 by reference.