# The Children’s Homes Amendment Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/1511 · made 6 June 1994

These Regulations amend regulation 14(2) of the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991 by requiring the responsible authority for any children’s home to ensure that certain precautions are taken against the risk of fire and to contain and reduce the risk to the children in the case of an outbreak of fire (regulation 2). They revoke a provision of earlier amending Regulations which contained an incorrect reference to fire certificates (regulation 3).

Made under: Children Act 1989 (Schedule 4 paragraph 4, Schedule 5 paragraph 7, Schedule 6 paragraph 10)

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made to correct an error in S.I. 1993/3069 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Made 6th June 1994
Laid before Parliament 13th June 1994
Coming into force 14th July 1994
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(1) and (2)(b) of Schedule 4, paragraph 7(1) and (2)(b) of Schedule 5 and paragraph 10(1) and (2)(b) and (c) of Schedule 6 to the Children Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Children’s Homes Amendment Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 4th July 1994.

## 2 Amendment of the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991

In regulation 14 (fire precautions) of the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991 for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“(2) The responsible authority shall ensure that in respect of the home—
(a) precautions are taken against the risk of fire,
(b) means of escape in the event of fire are provided,
(c) arrangements are made for detecting, containing and extinguishing fire,
(d) arrangements are made for warning of an outbreak of fire and for evacuation in the event of fire, and
(e) means for fighting fire are provided,
which are such as may reasonably be required in respect of that home.”.

## 3 Revocation

Regulation 2(10) of the Children (Homes, Arrangements for Placement, Reviews and Representations) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 is revoked.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Bowis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
6th June 1994

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 14(2) of the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991 by requiring the responsible authority for any children’s home to ensure that certain precautions are taken against the risk of fire and to contain and reduce the risk to the children in the case of an outbreak of fire (regulation 2). They revoke a provision of earlier amending Regulations which contained an incorrect reference to fire certificates (regulation 3).

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-amendment-regulations-1994
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