# The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 22: Accountability and visiting on behalf of responsible authority


(1) If the person carrying on a voluntary home or registered children’s home is an individual, but is not also the person in charge of the home, he shall visit the home once a month, or cause some other person to do so on his behalf and to report to him in writing on the conduct of the home.
(2) Where the person carrying on a voluntary home or registered children’s home is a body of persons (whether incorporated or not), the directors, or other persons responsible for the conduct of the body, shall cause one of their number, or an employee of that body who is not directly concerned with the conduct of the home, to visit the home once a month and to report to them in writing on the conduct of the home.
(3) An authority providing a home under Part VII of the Order shall cause the home to be visited once a month and to report to it in writing upon the conduct of the home.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/479/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-22
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