Health and Social Care Bill

Debate between Baroness Northover and Baroness Young of Old Scone

Monday 13th February 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Young of Old Scone]

I was not intending to speak on this amendment but, as the former chairman of the Care Quality Commission, I have to make a point.

[Baroness Northover]

I remind the noble Baroness that, as my noble friend said, we are on Report. If she is seeking clarification or questioning something, that is slightly different, but she should not make a speech at this point.

[Baroness Young of Old Scone]

I merely want to ask the noble Earl what the material difference is between this requirement being laid on organisations by the CQC and many of the other basic requirements that are laid on organisations by the CQC. Those organisations are not inspected in detail on an ongoing basis, but the requirement is intended to seek from providers of health or social care an outline of how they intend to deliver that requirement, without their being inspected regularly in all cases.