Moved by
Lord Low of Dalston
83: After Clause 47, insert the following new Clause—
“Human Rights Act 1998: provision of “care and support services” to be public function
(1) A person (“P”) who provides regulated “social care” is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (acts of public authorities) to be exercising a function of a public nature in doing so.
(2) This section applies to persons providing services regulated by the Care Quality Commission.
(3) In this section “social care” has the same meaning as in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.”