Clause 35

Part of Health and Social Care Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 1:00 pm on 17 January 2008.

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Photo of Ben Bradshaw Ben Bradshaw Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (South West), The Minister of State, Department of Health 1:00, 17 January 2008

I accept that, but I still think it best that the Care Quality Commission be left to use its judgment. If there were a succession of breaches, that would clearly ring alarm bells. If we are talking about a relatively minor breach of a registration requirement that had been quickly addressed, it seems unnecessary to put the Care Quality Commission under an  obligation. Indeed, there may be some people—care home managers, for example—for whom there is no professional regulatory body. Putting that requirement in the Bill is probably not the best way to achieve the end that I think we all share: that the professional regulatory bodies, where they exist, be informed when they need to be.