Ms Anne O'Connor:

We do not really regulate in terms of standards. We will absolutely be setting standards as part of the contract in terms of what we expect from providers, but clearly the function of regulation would sit outside of ourselves. I am certainly aware that, as we move towards a statutory home support scheme next year, that would be part of the discussion. Clearly, where we have a statutory scheme, we need to ensure the standards are implemented uniformly, but that is currently in development with the Department of Health.