{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adult-placement-schemes-england-regulations-2004/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adult-placement-schemes-england-regulations-2004/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2071",
  "legislation_title": "The Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adult-placement-schemes-england-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Fitness of adult placement carers",
  "text": "(1) The registered provider shall not enter into a carer agreement with an adult placement carer unless the carer is fit to be an adult placement carer.\n(2) The registered provider shall terminate a carer agreement in any case where the adult placement carer is not, or is no longer, fit to be an adult placement carer.\n(3) A person is not fit to be an adult placement carer unless—\n(a) he is of integrity and good character;\n(b) he is physically and mentally fit to meet his obligations under the agreement;\n(c) he has the skills, competence and experience necessary to meet his obligations under the agreement;\n(d) full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of the matters specified in Schedule 3;",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2071/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:20:30.581792+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}