{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2005/176",
  "legislation_title": "The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Fitness of manager",
  "text": "(1) A person shall not manage a children’s home unless he is fit to do so.\n(2) A person is not fit to manage a children’s home unless –\n(a) he is of integrity and good character;\n(b) having regard to the size of the children’s home, its statement of purpose, and the number and needs (including any needs arising from any disability) of the children accommodated there –\n(i) he has the qualifications, skills and experience necessary for managing the children’s home;\n(ii) subject to paragraph (3), he is registered as a social worker in the relevant part of the register; and\n(iii) he is physically and mentally fit to manage the children’s home; and\n(c) full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 2.\n(3) Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) does not apply to a person whose employment as a manager of a children's home commenced prior to 21st October 2013.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 8(2)(b)(ii) substituted (21.10.2013) by The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Social Care Workers Prohibition) and Fitness of Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/225), regs. 1, 9(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 8(3) inserted (21.10.2013) by The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Social Care Workers Prohibition) and Fitness of Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/225), regs. 1, 9(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/176/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:51.907347+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}