# The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 40: Notification of a serious event

Extent: E+W

(1) If a child dies, the registered person must without delay notify—
(a) HMCI;
(b) the placing authority;
(c) the Secretary of State (if the Secretary of State is not the placing authority);
(d) the local authority in whose area the children's home is located (if that local authority is not the placing authority);
(e) the integrated care board (established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006) for the area in which the home is located;
(f) if the child was accommodated in a secure children's home, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales (“the PPO”); and
(g) each other relevant person.
(2) If a child accommodated in a secure children's home dies, the registered person must allow the PPO to investigate the death by—
(a) granting the PPO access to—
(i) the premises of the home; and
(ii) the home's documents and records;
(b) allowing the PPO to take away from the premises, securely, copies of any documents or records provided under sub-paragraph (a)(ii); and
(c) if they consent, allowing the PPO to interview in private any children, parents or relatives, or persons working at the home.
(3) If there is a referral of a person working in the home pursuant to section 35 (Regulated activity providers: duty to refer) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 , the registered person must without delay notify—
(a) HMCI;
(b) the placing authority; and
(c) each other relevant person.
(4) The registered person must notify HMCI and each other relevant person without delay if—
(a) a child is involved in or subject to, or is suspected of being involved in or subject to, sexual exploitation;
(b) an incident requiring police involvement occurs in relation to a child which the registered person considers to be serious;
(c) there is an allegation of abuse against the home or a person working there;
(d) a child protection enquiry involving a child —
(i) is instigated; or
(ii) concludes (in which case, the notification must include the outcome of the child protection enquiry); or
(e) there is any other incident relating to a child which the registered person considers to be serious.
(5) A notification made under this regulation—
(a) must include details of—
(i) the matter;
(ii) the other persons, bodies or organisations (if any) who or which have been notified; and
(iii) any actions taken by the registered person as a result of the matter;
(b) must be made or confirmed in writing.
(6) In this regulation, references to the PPO include a person appointed by, or working on behalf of, the PPO for the purposes of an investigation under paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/541/regulation/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-england-regulations-2015/regulation-40
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