Ms Laura Casey:

That is one element of a reform programme to get to the place to which the Deputy referred. The intention is focused on giving the regulator more tools to bring about compliance and service improvement within the sector. It is one of a number of reforms being put in place at the moment that will improve standards across the sector. I spoke to some of them earlier. The extension of the patient advocacy service to private nursing homes is very important. That was introduced in November. We have looked at complaints policies and we are increasing the requirements around those, within the regulations. My colleague spoke about safeguarding. We are also looking at staffing and the skill mix within the sector. There is a broad reform programme, which is very much driven by the recommendations from the expert panel. Collectively, they can make a real difference in terms of standards across the system.