# The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002, Regulation 17: Employment of staff


(1) The registered person shall—
(a) ensure that all permanent appointments are subject to the satisfactory completion of a period of probation; and
(b) provide all employees with a job description outlining their responsibilities.
(2) The registered person must operate a disciplinary procedure which, in particular—
(a) provides for the suspension of an employee where necessary in the interests of the safety or welfare of children accommodated in the residential family centre;
(b) provides that the failure on the part of an employee to report an incident of abuse, or suspected abuse of a child accommodated in the residential family centre to an appropriate person is a ground on which disciplinary proceedings may be instituted.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), an appropriate person is—
(a) the registered person;
(b) an officer of the Chief Inspector;
(c) a police officer;
(d) an officer of the local authority in whose area the residential family centre is situated; or
(e) an officer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
(4) In paragraph (2), “child” also includes a parent who is under the age of 18.
(5) The registered person shall ensure that all persons employed by him—
(a) receive appropriate training, supervision and appraisal; and
(b) are enabled from time to time to obtain further qualifications appropriate to the work they perform.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3213/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/residential-family-centres-regulations-2002/regulation-17
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