Proposals for CQC to set fees for all aspects of its inspections
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Following consultation, the government is introducing regulations to give the Care Quality Commission fee raising powers (under Section 46 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008) when carrying out comprehensive inspections.
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Original consultation
Consultation description
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 gives CQC the power to charge for the registration of health and adult social care providers of regulated activities.
CQC鈥檚 new comprehensive inspections consider the quality and safety of care, above and beyond whether a provider is complying with the registration requirements, and highlight good and outstanding aspects of care.
The department intends to introduce a regulation that will bring these inspections and any associated rating within the scope of its fees setting power.
This proposal is not about changing the CQC鈥檚 fee structure or the level of fees that it proposes to charge. Neither is it about extending the remit of the CQC鈥檚 activity to additional providers or services.
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Government response to the consultation on proposals for CQC to set fees for all aspects of its inspections.
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First published.