{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-court-services-act-2000-approved-premises-regulations-2001/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-court-services-act-2000-approved-premises-regulations-2001/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/850",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Approved Premises) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-court-services-act-2000-approved-premises-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "General duties of the managing bodies of approved premises",
  "text": "(1) Each managing body must ensure that—\n(a) the approved premises under its management are maintained in a condition which is satisfactory having regard to their purpose;\n(b) the premises are run in a manner which promotes public protection and the reduction of offending behaviour;\n(c) at least two members of staff are present on the premises at all times.\n(2) The managing body must exercise effective control over all expenditure incurred in connection with the approved premises and must prepare such statements of accounts as the Secretary of State may require.\n(3) The managing body shall be responsible for the appointment, training, discipline and dismissal of the staff of the approved premises.\n(4) The managing body must prepare house rules for the approved premises, governing the conduct of residents, which must comply with any requirements of the Secretary of State as to the content of such rules.\n(5) The managing body must bring the house rules prepared under paragraph (4) above to the attention of every resident of the approved premises and take all appropriate measures to ensure that they are complied with by all such residents.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/850/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:57:42.151704+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."
}