Regulation 16 Fitness of workers
The registered person must not —
employ a person to work for the purposes of the residential family centre unless that person is fit to work for a residential family centre; or
allow a person to whom paragraph (2) applies, to work for the purposes of the residential family centre unless that person is fit to work for a residential family centre.
This paragraph applies to any person who is employed by a person other than the registered person in a position in which he may in the course of his duties have regular contact with residents.
For the purposes of paragraph (1), a person is not fit to work for a residential family centre unless —
he or she has the qualifications, skills and experience necessary for the work he or she is to perform;
he or she is physically and mentally fit for the purposes of the work he or she is to perform; and
full and satisfactory information in relation to each of the matters listed in Schedule 2 has been obtained in relation to him or her.
The registered person must take reasonable steps to ensure that any person working for a residential family centre who is not employed by the registered person and to whom paragraph (2) does not apply is appropriately supervised while carrying out his or her duties.