Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a care home — typically renewing on an ongoing basis.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Ongoing
Under
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (reg.12)
Medicines Management & MAR / CD Records is one of the obligations that typically applies to a care home in the UK, under Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (reg.12). It needs renewing on an ongoing basis, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (reg.12); Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001; Medicines Act 1968.
Ongoing. Continuous duty: accurate Medication Administration Records (MAR charts), a controlled-drugs register with regular stock checks, error/near-miss reporting, and staff medication-competency training. NICE guideline SC1 is the recognised standard.
CQC enforcement under Regulation 12 (warning notices, conditions, suspension/cancellation, prosecution). Medicines management is one of the most common areas for CQC enforcement.
Is medicines management & mar / cd records a legal requirement for a care home?
Medicines Management & MAR / CD Records typically applies to a care home under UK law, under Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (reg.12).
How often does a care home need medicines management & mar / cd records?
Ongoing. Continuous duty: accurate Medication Administration Records (MAR charts), a controlled-drugs register with regular stock checks, error/near-miss reporting, and staff medication-competency training.
What's the penalty for not having medicines management & mar / cd records?
CQC enforcement under Regulation 12 (warning notices, conditions, suspension/cancellation, prosecution).
Keeval tracks medicines management & mar / cd records against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).