The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill, which created the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care which is to take over responsibility for all daycare services from local authorities, received Royal Assent last week and officially became an Act. The new law also creates the Scottish Social Services Council, which will regulate the care workforce in Scotland, including nursery nurses, childminders and other childcarers. Welcoming the Act's Royal Assent, deputy health and community care minister Malcolm Chisholm said that it would ensure Scotland's children received care delivered to nationally-agreed standards.
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