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Regulation 2 Interpretation

England and Wales

(1)

In these Regulations—

  • “the 2000 Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;

  • “the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989 F1;

  • F2“Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills;

  • “child protection enquiry” has the meaning given to it by regulation 12(3)(a);

  • F3...

  • “family” means a child and his parent accommodated or to be accommodated together in a residential family centre, and the expression “member of the family” shall be construed accordingly;

  • F4“general medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner whose name is included in the General Practitioner Register kept by the General Medical Council under section 34C of the Medical Act 1983;

  • “organisation” means a body corporate or any unincorporated association other than a partnership;

  • “parent” has the meaning given to it by section 4(2) of the 2000 Act F5;

  • “placement plan” means the plan prepared in accordance with regulation 13;

  • “placing authority” means, in relation to a family, the local authority or other body that has arranged for the family to be accommodated in a residential family centre;

  • “registered manager”, in relation to a residential family centre, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the manager of the residential family centre;

  • “registered person”, in relation to a residential family centre, means any person who is the registered provider or the registered manager of the residential family centre;

  • “registered provider”, in relation to a residential family centre, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the person carrying on the residential family centre;

  • “resident” means any person who is for the time being accommodated in a residential family centre;

  • “responsible individual” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 5; and

  • “statement of purpose” means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 4.

(2)

In these Regulations, save where otherwise provided, references to a child do not include a parent accommodated in a residential family centre who is under the age of 18.

(3)

In these Regulations, references to employing a person include employing a person whether or not for payment, and whether under a contract of service or a contract for services, and allowing a person to work as a volunteer, and references to an employee or to a person being employed shall be construed accordingly.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

1989 c. 41.

F2

Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2007) by The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/603), regs. 1, 12(a)(ii)

F3

Words in reg. 2 omitted (1.4.2007) by virtue of The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/603), regs. 1, 12(a)(i)

F4

Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Residential Family Centres (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/499), regs. 1, 3(1)

F5

Section 4(2) of the 2000 Act provides that “parent” in relation to a child, includes any person who is looking after that child.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

2000 c. 14. These powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1) of the 2000 Act, in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State, and in relation to Wales, as the National Assembly for Wales. “Prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 121(1) of that Act.

F2

See section 22(9) of the 2000 Act for the requirement to consult.