# The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, Regulation 12: Fitness of registered service manager

Extent: E+W

An individual may only be registered as a registered service manager if—
(a) the individual is of integrity and good character,
(b) having regard to—
(i) the number of premises used as supported accommodation,
(ii) the geographical scope of the premises used as supported accommodation,
(iii) the supported accommodation undertaking’s statement of purpose,
(iv) the number of children accommodated by the supported accommodation undertaking, and
(v) the category or categories of accommodation provided by the supported accommodation undertaking,
the individual has the appropriate skills to manage the supported accommodation undertaking effectively,
(c) the individual has the appropriate experience, which must include, within a period of five years before the day on which the application to register as a registered service manager is received by the CIECSS, having worked for a period of at least two years in a position relevant to the residential support of children or adults,
(d) the individual is mentally and physically fit to manage the supported accommodation undertaking, and
(e) full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/416/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supported-accommodation-england-regulations-2023/regulation-12
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