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The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002

S.I. 2002/3213 · Made 21 December 2002 · Extends to England and Wales

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

Made 21st December 2002

Laid before Parliament 23rd December 2002

Coming into force 1st April 2003

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 4(6), 22(1), (2)(a) to (d) and (f) to (j), (5)(a) to (c), (7)(a) to (j), 25(l), 34(l), 35(l), and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000F1 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having consulted such persons as he considers appropriateF2, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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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.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Excepted establishments
  5. 4Statement of purpose and resident’s guide
  6. Part II: REGISTERED PERSONS
  7. 5Fitness of registered provider
  8. 6Appointment of manager
  9. 7Fitness of manager
  10. 8Registered person—general requirements
  11. 9Notification of offences
  12. Part III: CONDUCT OF RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRES
  13. 10Health and welfare of residents
  14. 11Further requirements as to health and welfare
  15. 12Arrangements for the protection of children
  16. 13Placements
  17. 13AAssessments
  18. 14Facilities and services
  19. 15Staffing of residential family centre
  20. 16Fitness of workers
  21. 17Employment of staff
  22. 18Staff views as to conduct of residential family centre
  23. 19Records
  24. 20Complaints
  25. Part IV: PREMISES
  26. 21Fitness of premises
  27. 21AUse of surveillance
  28. 22Fire precautions
  29. Part V: MANAGEMENT
  30. 23Review of quality of care
  31. 24Financial position
  32. 25Visits by registered provider
  33. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS
  34. 26Notifiable events
  35. 27Notice of absence
  36. 28Notice of changes
  37. 29Appoint of liquidators etc.
  38. 30Death of registered person
  39. 31Offences Repealed
  40. 32Compliance with regulations
  41. Signature
  42. Schedule 1: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. 4Paragraph 4
  47. 5Paragraph 5
  48. 6Paragraph 6
  49. 7Paragraph 7
  50. 8Paragraph 8
  51. 9Paragraph 9
  52. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  53. 11Paragraph 11
  54. 12Paragraph 12
  55. 13Paragraph 13
  56. 14Paragraph 14
  57. 15Paragraph 15
  58. 16Paragraph 16
  59. 17Paragraph 17
  60. 18Paragraph 18
  61. 19Paragraph 19
  62. Schedule 2: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF PERSONS SEEKING TO CARRY ON, MANAGE OR WORK AT A RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRE
  63. 1Paragraph 1
  64. 2Paragraph 2
  65. 3Paragraph 3
  66. 4Paragraph 4
  67. 5Paragraph 5
  68. 6Paragraph 6
  69. Schedule 3: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN CASE RECORDS
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. 4Paragraph 4
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. 6Paragraph 6
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. 8Paragraph 8
  78. 9Paragraph 9
  79. 10Paragraph 10
  80. 11Paragraph 11
  81. 12Paragraph 12
  82. 13Paragraph 13
  83. 13AParagraph 13A
  84. 14Paragraph 14
  85. 15Paragraph 15
  86. Schedule 4: OTHER RECORDS WITH RESPECT TO RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRES
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. 4Paragraph 4
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  93. 7Paragraph 7
  94. 8Paragraph 8
  95. 9Paragraph 9
  96. 10Paragraph 10
  97. 11Paragraph 11
  98. 12Paragraph 12
  99. 13Paragraph 13
  100. Schedule 5EVENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS
  101. Explanatory note