Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to amend the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 prior to the review date in 2025, in the context of the White Paper, People at the Heart of Care.

The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 will be debated on 8 February 2022. We are reviewing the 2014 Regulations with the Care Quality Commission to identify areas of activity that either need to be brought into or out of scope of Regulations with a view to a further amendment. Once proposals have been finalised, the Department will publish a public consultation asking for views on the proposed amendments to the scope of the 2014 Regulations.