Regulation 3 Amendment of the Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002I1

England and Wales

(1)

The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 10(1) (health and welfare of residents), after “person shall” insert “ use reasonable endeavours to ”.

(3)

In regulation 20(5) (complaints), after “person shall” insert “ , as far as reasonably practicable ”.

(4)

In regulation 25 (visits by registered provider)—

(a)

in paragraph (3) after “or (2) shall” insert “ , as far as reasonably practicable, ”,

(b)

in paragraph (4)(b) at the beginning insert “ as far as reasonably practicable, ”, and

(c)

after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)
Any interview carried out under paragraph (4)(a) may be carried out by telephone, video-link or other electronic means.”.

Annotations

M1: S.I. 2002/3213. Amended by S.I. 2013/499. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.