Anne's Law - code of practice: easy read
Easy read summary of the Anne’s Law Code of Practice. Anne’s Law gives care home providers new duties related to visiting. The Code of Practice explains how these duties should work day-to-day.
Chapter 6: Review of the Code of Practice and Ministerial Reporting
Reviewing the Code of Practice
The Code of Practice is sometimes known as the Code.
It is important that the Code is clear and useful for everyone.
Scottish Ministers will make sure the Code is kept up to date.
They will update the Code in the next 5 years.
Scottish Ministers will listen to what people have told them about the Code. This will include speaking to:
- care homes
- people who live in care homes and their families and friends
They will also ask the Care Inspectorate questions.
These questions will be:
- how many visits have been stopped?
- have there been worries about care home visiting?
- do you have any examples of good practice?
- do you have any changes for the Code?
Scottish Ministers will also ask care homes how things are working.
For example, Ministers will ask care homes how they are:
- helping people who live in a care home to identify an Essential Care Supporter
- reviewing decisions to stop visits, if they get a request
An Essential Care Supporter is someone important to a person living in a care home. It is likely to cause serious harm if the person living in the care home was not able to see them.
Scottish Ministers will share a report on this before 31 March 2028.