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| The following professions fall under The Exceptions Order in The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions order) 1975. Schedule 1, Articles 2(3), 3 and 4. |
Excepted professions, offices, employments, work and occupations:
• Care Provider
As defined by: The Care Standards Act 2000 and the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 are the main pieces of legislation that specifically regulate care providers in England, Wales and Scotland. Separate but similar legislation exists for Northern Ireland.
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A Nurse is defined as:
A registered nurse, registered midwife or registered health visitor
Nursing Agencies include the following provisions under the Care Standards Act 2000 and the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001:
"NHS trust" has the same meaning as in the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
"organisation" means a body corporate or any unincorporated association other than a partnership;
"patient" means a person to whom nursing is provided by a nurse supplied by an agency;
"registered manager", in relation to an agency, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the manager of that agency;
"registered person", in relation to an agency, means any person who is the registered provider or the registered manager of that agency;
"registered provider", in relation to an agency, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the person carrying on that agency;
"responsible individual" shall be construed in accordance with regulation 7;
"service user" means a person to whom an agency -
(a) supplies a nurse who is employed by the agency; or
(b) provides services for the purpose of supplying the service user with a nurse for employment by that service user;
"service user's guide" means the written guide produced in accordance with regulation 5;
"statement of purpose" means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 4.
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