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Statement of purpose

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CQC Glossary of terms used in the guidance for providers and managers

Care Quality Commission

Schedule 3 of the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009 defines a statement of purpose as a statement that sets out:
1. The aims and objectives of the service provider in carrying on the regulated activity.
2. The types of services provided in order to carry on the regulated activity and the needs of the people who use the service, which those services are intended to meet.
3. In relation to the service provider and any registered manager, their:
- full name
- business address
- business telephone number
- email address where available.
In relation to the registered person:
- The postal address to which CQC may send any document, notice or other communication required to be delivered by these Regulations or the Act, and
- Where the registered person consents to this, an email address to which CQC may send any document, notice or other communication required to be delivered by these Regulations or the Act.
4. The legal status of the service provider.
5. Details of the locations at which the services are provided to carry on the regulated activity.

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