# The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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(1) In these Regulations—
“the 2000 Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989 ;
“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);
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“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;
“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 ;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3213/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/residential-family-centres-regulations-2002/regulation-2
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