# The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Regulation 26: Employment of staff

Extent: N.I.

(1) The registered person shall –
(a) ensure that all permanent appointments are subject to the satisfactory completion of a period of probation; and
(b) provide all employees with a job description outlining their responsibilities.
(2) The registered person shall operate a disciplinary procedure which, in particular –
(a) provides for the suspension of an employee where necessary in the interests of the safety or welfare of children accommodated in the home; and
(b) provides that the failure on the part of an employee to report an incident of abuse, or suspected abuse, of a child accommodated in the home to an appropriate person is a ground on which disciplinary proceedings may be instituted.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), an appropriate person is the registered person, an officer of the RQIA or of the HSS trust in whose area the home is situated, or a police officer.
(4) The registered person shall ensure that all persons employed by him –
(a) receive appropriate training, supervision and appraisal; and
(b) are enabled to obtain further qualifications in respect of the work they perform.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/176/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-26
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