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The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/541 · Made 4 March 2015 · Extends to England and Wales

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Social Care, England

Children And Young Persons, England

Made 4th March 2015

Laid before Parliament 6th March 2015

Coming into force 1st April 2015

The Secretary of State, having consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate M1, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14A of the Interpretation Act 1978 M2 and sections 1(4A), 22(1), (1A), (2)(a) to (d), (f) to (j), (5), (7)(a) to (h), (j), 34(1), 35(1) and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000 M3.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

See section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c.14) for the requirement to consult.

M2

1978 c.30. Section 14A of the Interpretation Act 1978 was inserted by section 59 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24).

M3

The powers are conferred upon the “appropriate Minister” who is defined in section 121(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000, in relation to England, as the Secretary of State. See section 121(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 1(4A) of the Care Standards Act 2000 was inserted by section 95 of, and paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 5 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14). Section 22(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 was amended by section 103(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c.6, “the C&FA 2014”). Section 22(1A) of the Care Standards Act 2000 was inserted by section 103(2) of the C&FA 2014.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Excepted establishments
  5. Part 2: Quality standards and related matters
  6. Chapter 1: Quality standards
  7. 4Quality standards for children's homes
  8. 5Engaging with the wider system to ensure children's needs are met
  9. 6The quality and purpose of care standard
  10. 7The children's views, wishes and feelings standard
  11. 8The education standard
  12. 9The enjoyment and achievement standard
  13. 10The health and well-being standard
  14. 11The positive relationships standard
  15. 12The protection of children standard
  16. 13The leadership and management standard
  17. 14The care planning standard
  18. 15Duty to have regard to statements of standards published under section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000
  19. Chapter 2: Matters related to the quality standards
  20. 16Statement of purpose
  21. 17Placement plan for looked after child
  22. 18Placement plan for a child who is not looked after
  23. 19Behaviour management and discipline
  24. 20Restraint and deprivation of liberty
  25. 21Privacy and access
  26. 22Contact and access to communications
  27. 23Medicines
  28. 24Monitoring and surveillance
  29. 25Fire precautions
  30. Part 3: Registered persons
  31. 26Fitness of registered provider
  32. 27Appointment of manager
  33. 28Fitness of manager
  34. 29Continuing professional development: registered person and responsible individual
  35. 30Compliance with regulations
  36. Part 4: Staffing
  37. 31Staffing of children's homes
  38. 32Fitness of workers
  39. 33Employment of staff
  40. Part 5: Policies, records, complaints and notifications
  41. 34Policies for the protection of children
  42. 35Behaviour management policies and records
  43. 36Children's case records
  44. 37Other records
  45. 38Storage of records etc.
  46. 39Complaints and representations
  47. 40Notification of a serious event
  48. 41Notification with respect to children admitted into, or discharged from, a children's home
  49. 42Notification of offences
  50. Part 6: Monitoring and reviewing children's homes
  51. 43Appointment of independent person
  52. 44Independent person: visits and reports
  53. 45Review of quality of care
  54. 46Review of premises
  55. 47Financial position
  56. Part 7: Miscellaneous
  57. 48Notice of absence
  58. 49Notice of changes
  59. 50Appointment of liquidators etc.
  60. 51Death of registered person
  61. 52Application of the Regulations to short breaks and secure children's homes with modifications
  62. 53Amendments
  63. 54Regulation 54
  64. 55Regulation 55
  65. 56Revocations
  66. 57Review
  67. Signature
  68. Schedule 1: Matters to be included in the Statement of Purpose
  69. 1Quality and purpose of care
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. 5Paragraph 5
  74. 6Paragraph 6
  75. 7Paragraph 7
  76. 8Views, wishes and feelings
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. 10Education
  79. 11Paragraph 11
  80. 12Paragraph 12
  81. 13Enjoyment and achievement
  82. 14Health
  83. 15Positive relationships
  84. 16Protection of children
  85. 17Paragraph 17
  86. 18Leadership and management
  87. 19Paragraph 19
  88. 20Paragraph 20
  89. 21Paragraph 21
  90. 22Care planning
  91. Schedule 2: Information required in respect of persons seeking to carry on, manage or work at a children's home
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. 2Paragraph 2
  94. 3Paragraph 3
  95. 4Paragraph 4
  96. 5Paragraph 5
  97. 6Paragraph 6
  98. Schedule 3: Information to be included in each child's case records
  99. 1Personal details in relation to the child
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. 6Paragraph 6
  105. 7Paragraph 7
  106. 8Paragraph 8
  107. 9Contact details of certain persons in relation to the child
  108. 10Paragraph 10
  109. 11Paragraph 11
  110. 12Paragraph 12
  111. 13Paragraph 13
  112. 14Information relating to the care, protection or safety of the child
  113. 15Paragraph 15
  114. 16Paragraph 16
  115. 17Plans or reports relating to the child
  116. 18Paragraph 18
  117. 19Paragraph 19
  118. 20Paragraph 20
  119. 21Health matters in relation to the child
  120. 22Paragraph 22
  121. 23Paragraph 23
  122. 24Paragraph 24
  123. 25Paragraph 25
  124. 26Paragraph 26
  125. Schedule 4: Other records with respect to children's homes
  126. 1Register of children
  127. 2Staff, staff rosters, persons residing or working in the home, visitors
  128. 3Paragraph 3
  129. 4Paragraph 4
  130. 5Paragraph 5
  131. 6Fire drills
  132. 7Accounts
  133. Schedule 5: Modification of the Regulations for short breaks and secure children's homes
  134. 1Modifications for short breaks
  135. 2Paragraph 2
  136. 3Modifications for secure children's homes
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. 5Paragraph 5
  139. 6Paragraph 6
  140. Explanatory note