Regulation 50 Appointment of liquidators etc.

England and Wales

(1)

This regulation applies to a person appointed (“the appointed person”) as—

(a)

the manager or receiver of the property of a company or partnership which is the registered provider of a children's home;

(b)

a liquidator or provisional liquidator of a company which is the registered provider of a home; or

(c)

the trustee in bankruptcy of the registered provider of a home.

(2)

The appointed person must—

(a)

have regard to children's welfare when acting in relation to the operation of the home and its future;

(b)

without delay, notify HMCI of the appointed person's appointment and the reasons for it;

(c)

if there is no registered manager, appoint a person to take day-to-day charge of the home; and

(d)

not more than 28 days after the appointed person's appointment, notify HMCI of the appointed person's intentions regarding the future operation of the home.