Care Home Services (Visits to and by Care Home Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: final business and regulatory impact assessment
Business and regulatory impact assessment undertaken to consider and assess any potential business impacts of the Care Services (Visits to and by Care Home Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026
Section 5: Next steps and implementation
Recommendations/ preferred options
The Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament in June 2025. The regulations will give statutory effect to the policy and are scheduled to be introduced in early 2026 and will come into force before the end of the current Parliamentary Session.
Implementation considerations/ plan
The regulations will come into effect on 31 March 2026. An accompanying code of practice will be issued at a later date.
Post implementation review
The Scottish Government will prepare a report two years after the legislation comes into force. If there are any findings on the effect on businesses, these will be included in the report.
Declaration
I have read the Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment and I am satisfied that it represents a fair and reasonable view of the expected costs, benefits and impact of the policy, and that these have been taken into account when making the policy decsion. I am satisfied that business impact has been assessed with the support of businesses in Scotland.
I am also satisfied that officials have considered the impact on consumers as required by the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 in completion of the Consumer Duty section of this BRIA.]
Signed:
Date:
Minister's name: Tom Arthur MSP
Minister's title: Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
Scottish Government Contact point: myhealthmycaremyhome@gov.scot