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The Residential Family Centres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/236 · Made 4 April 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

Made 4th April 2007

Coming into operation 30th April 2007

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 2(2), 23(1), 23(2)(a) to (d),and (f) to (j), 23(5)(a) to (c), 23(7)(a) to (h) and (j), 25(1), 30, 31(1), 32 and 48 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003f1.

In accordance with Article 23 (8) of that Order it has consulted with representatives whom it considers to be likely to be affected by the Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Statement of purpose
  5. 4Resident’s guide
  6. 5Information about fees
  7. 6Review of statement of purpose and resident’s guide
  8. Part II: REGISTERED PERSONS
  9. 7Fitness of registered provider
  10. 8Appointment of registered manager
  11. 9Fitness of registered manager
  12. 10Registered person — general requirements
  13. 11Registered person — notification of offences
  14. Part III: CONDUCT OF RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRES
  15. 12Health and welfare of residents
  16. 13Further requirements as to health and welfare
  17. 14Arrangements for the protection of children
  18. 15Placements
  19. 16Facilities and services
  20. 17Staffing of the residential family centre
  21. 18Fitness of workers
  22. 19Employment of staff
  23. 20Restrictions on acting for residents
  24. 21Staff views as to conduct of residential family centre
  25. 22Records
  26. 23Complaints
  27. 24Guidance for social care workers, and health care professionals
  28. Part IV: PREMISES
  29. 25Fitness of premises
  30. 26Fire precautions
  31. Part V: MANAGEMENT
  32. 27Review of quality of care
  33. 28Financial position
  34. 29Visits by registered provider
  35. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  36. 30Notifiable events
  37. 31Notice of absence
  38. 32Notice of changes
  39. 33Appointment of liquidators etc.
  40. 34Notice of termination of accommodation
  41. 35Death of registered person
  42. 36Offences
  43. 37Compliance with regulations
  44. Signature
  45. Schedule 1: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. 2Paragraph 2
  48. 3Paragraph 3
  49. 4Paragraph 4
  50. 5Paragraph 5
  51. 6Paragraph 6
  52. 7Paragraph 7
  53. 8Paragraph 8
  54. 9Paragraph 9
  55. 10Paragraph 10
  56. 11Paragraph 11
  57. 12Paragraph 12
  58. 13Paragraph 13
  59. 14Paragraph 14
  60. 15Paragraph 15
  61. 16Paragraph 16
  62. 17Paragraph 17
  63. 18Paragraph 18
  64. 19Paragraph 19
  65. 20Paragraph 20
  66. 21Paragraph 21
  67. 22Paragraph 22
  68. 23Paragraph 23
  69. 24Paragraph 24
  70. 25Paragraph 25
  71. Schedule 2: INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE OBTAINED IN RESPECT OF PERSONS, CARRYING ON, MANAGING OR WORKING AT A RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRE
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. 4Paragraph 4
  76. 5Paragraph 5
  77. 6Paragraph 6
  78. 7Paragraph 7
  79. Schedule 3: RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN A RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRE IN RESPECT OF EACH RESIDENT
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. 4Paragraph 4
  84. 5Paragraph 5
  85. 6Paragraph 6
  86. 7Paragraph 7
  87. 8Paragraph 8
  88. 9Paragraph 9
  89. 10Paragraph 10
  90. 11Paragraph 11
  91. 12Paragraph 12
  92. 13Paragraph 13
  93. 14Paragraph 14
  94. 15Paragraph 15
  95. 16Paragraph 16
  96. Schedule 4: OTHER RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN A RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRE
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. 3Paragraph 3
  100. 4Paragraph 4
  101. 5Paragraph 5
  102. 6Paragraph 6
  103. 7Paragraph 7
  104. 8Paragraph 8
  105. 9Paragraph 9
  106. 10Paragraph 10
  107. 11Paragraph 11
  108. 12Paragraph 12
  109. 13Paragraph 13
  110. 14Paragraph 14
  111. 15Paragraph 15
  112. 16Paragraph 16
  113. 17Paragraph 17
  114. 18Paragraph 18
  115. 19Paragraph 19
  116. 20Paragraph 20
  117. 21Paragraph 21
  118. 22Paragraph 22
  119. Schedule 5EVENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS
  120. Explanatory note