Regulation 9 Fitness of registered managerI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person shall not manage a residential care home unless he is fit to do so.

(2)

A person is not fit to manage a home unless –

(a)

he is of integrity and good character;

(b)

having regard to the size of the home, the statement of purpose, and the number and needs of the residents –

(i)

he has the qualifications, skills and experience necessary, for managing the home; and

(ii)

he is physically and mentally fit to manage the home; and

F1(iii)

subject to head (iv) he is registered in the relevant part of the register;

(iv)

head (iii) does not apply to a person who, in order to perform the duties for which the person is so employed is required by any statutory provision, other than this statutory provision to be registered with any person or body other than the Northern Ireland Social Care Council and is so registered;

(c)

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of the matters specified in paragraphs 1 to 7 of Schedule 2.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 9(2)(b)(iii)(iv) 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, 11

Commencement

I1: Reg. 9 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1