Parliamentary business
Human Rights and Care Homes
The following question, asked by Andrew Dismore Labour
Hendon, was answered on
9 May 2006
To ask the Minister of
State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what guidance his Department
has issued on the applicability of the Human Rights Act 1998 to residential
homes for the elderly in the context of private providers of public
functions. [68829]
Bridget Prentice: As recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, the
Government issued guidance last year to local authorities on the use of
contractual conditions to ensure that services delivered on behalf of the
local authority are provided in a way that takes account of the Human Rights
Act 1998.
