{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domiciliary-care-agencies-regulations-2002/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domiciliary-care-agencies-regulations-2002/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3214",
  "legislation_title": "The Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domiciliary-care-agencies-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Staff handbook",
  "text": "(1) Where the agency is acting otherwise than as an employment agency, the registered person shall prepare a staff handbook and provide a copy to every member of staff.\n(2) The handbook prepared in accordance with paragraph (1) shall include a statement as to—\n(a) the conduct expected of members of staff, and disciplinary action which may be taken against them;\n(b) the role and responsibilities of domiciliary care workers and other staff;\n(c) record keeping requirements;\n(d) recruitment procedures; and\n(e) training and development requirements and opportunities.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3214/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:34:57.654273+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."
}