Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “admissions policy”, in relation to approved premises, means a policy which specifies the categories of person considered suitable to reside at the premises;

• “approved premises” means premises approved under section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007;

• “community sentence” has the meaning given to it by section 147 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003^f1;

• “house rules” means rules for approved premises prepared in accordance with regulation 7(1)(c);

• “local probation board” means a board constituted under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000^f2 that provides approved premises;

• “other body” means a body, other than a local probation board and a probation trust, which provides approved premises;

• “probation trust” means a trust established in accordance with section 5 of the Offender Management Act 2007 that provides approved premises;

• “relevant local board” means, where applicable, the local probation board in whose area the approved premises are situated;

• “relevant probation trust” means, where applicable, a probation trust operating in the area in which the approved premises are situated; and

• “resident”, in relation to approved premises, means a person who lives in the approved premises otherwise than in the course of their employment, and “reside” shall be construed accordingly.