Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989^f1;

• “child protection enquiry” has the meaning given to it by regulation 16(3);

• “children’s guide” means the guide produced in accordance with regulation 4(3);

• “general practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner who—

  1. (a)

     provides general medical services under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977^f2;

  2. (b)

     performs personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997^f3; or

  3. (c)

     provides services which correspond to services provided under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977, otherwise than in pursuance of that Act;

• “organisation”, other than in regulation 17, means a body corporate or any unincorporated association other than a partnership;

• “placement plan” means the written plan prepared in accordance with regulation 12(1);

• “placing authority” in relation to a child accommodated in a children’s home means—

  1. (a)

     in the case of a child who is looked after by a local authority, that local authority;

  2. (b)

     in the case of a child who is not looked after by a local authority—

     1. (i)

        if he is being provided with accommodation by a voluntary organisation^f4, that voluntary organisation;

     2. (ii)

        if he is accommodated in a qualifying school under arrangements made by a local education authority or a local authority, that local education authority or local authority as the case may be;

     3. (iii)

        in any other case, the child’s parent^f5;

• “qualifying school” means a school which is a children’s home within the meaning of section 1(6) of the Act;

• “registered dental practitioner” means a person registered in the dentists register under the Dentists Act 1984^f6;

• “registered manager”, in relation to a children’s home, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the manager of that home;

• “registered person”, in relation to a children’s home, means any person who is the registered provider or the registered manager of the home;

• “registered provider”, in relation to a children’s home, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the person carrying on that home^f7;

• “responsible individual” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 6(2)(c); and

• “statement of purpose” means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 4(1).

In these Regulations, a reference—

In these Regulations, references to employing a person include employing a person whether or not for payment, and whether under a contract of service or a contract for services, and allowing a person to work as a volunteer, and references to an employee or to a person being employed shall be construed accordingly.