# The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 45: Review of quality of care

Extent: E+W

(1) The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months.
(2) In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—
(a) the quality of care provided for children;
(b) the feedback and opinions of children about the children's home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and
(c) any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.
(3) After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”).
(4) The registered person must—
(a) supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and
(b) make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.
(5) The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/541/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-england-regulations-2015/regulation-45
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