# The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002

Extent: E+W

(1) The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/445/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-coronavirus-amendment-regulations-2020/regulation-3
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