The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is a non-departmental statutory body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, responsible for regulating health and social care services in England, as well as protecting the interests of people whose rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MeHA 1983).
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (HSCA 2008) sets out the CQC’s functions as follows:
registration functions
review and investigation functions, and
functions under MeHA 1983
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