{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007-approved-premises-regulations-2008/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007-approved-premises-regulations-2008/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1263",
  "legislation_title": "The Offender Management Act 2007 (Approved Premises) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007-approved-premises-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "General duties",
  "text": "(1) Each local probation board and other body must—\n(a) ensure that—\n(i) the approved premises under its management are maintained in a condition which is satisfactory having regard to their purpose;\n(ii) the premises are run in a manner which promotes protection of the public and the reduction of re-offending; and\n(iii) at least two members of staff are present on the premises at all times;\n(b) exercise effective control over all expenditure incurred in connection with the approved premises under its management and must prepare such statements of accounts as the Secretary of State may require;\n(c) 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; and\n(d) bring the house rules 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.\n(2) The local probation board or other body is responsible for the appointment, training, discipline and dismissal of the staff of the approved premises under its management.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 in force at 1.6.2008, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1263/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:44:51.452474+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."
}