Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 236

HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

The Residential Family Centres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

4th April 2007

Coming into operation

30th April 2007

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Go to Preamble

  1. PART I

    GENERAL

    1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Statement of purpose

    4. 4. Resident’s guide

    5. 5. Information about fees

    6. 6. Review of statement of purpose and resident’s guide

  2. PART II

    REGISTERED PERSONS

    1. 7. Fitness of registered provider

    2. 8. Appointment of registered manager

    3. 9. Fitness of registered manager

    4. 10. Registered person : general requirements

    5. 11. Registered person : notification of offences

  3. PART III

    CONDUCT OF RESIDENTIAL FAMILY CENTRES

    1. 12. Health and welfare of residents

    2. 13. Further requirements as to health and welfare

    3. 14. Arrangements for the protection of children

    4. 15. Placements

    5. 16. Facilities and services

    6. 17. Staffing of residential family centre

    7. 18. Fitness of workers

    8. 19. Employment of staff

    9. 20. Restrictions on acting for residents

    10. 21. Staff views as to conduct of residential family centre

    11. 22. Records

    12. 23. Complaints

    13. 24. Guidance for social care workers and health care professionals

  4. PART IV

    PREMISES

    1. 25. Fitness of premises

    2. 26. Fire precautions

  5. PART V

    MANAGEMENT

    1. 27. Review of quality of care

    2. 28. Financial position

    3. 29. Visits by registered provider

  6. PART VI

    MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 30. Notifiable events

    2. 31. Notice of absence

    3. 32. Notice of changes

    4. 33. Appointment of liquidators etc.

    5. 34. Notice of termination of accommodation

    6. 35. Death of registered person

    7. 36. Offences

    8. 37. Compliance with regulations

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. Schedule 1

      Information to be included in the statement of purpose

    2. Schedule 2

      Information and documents to be obtained in respect of persons, carrying on, managing or working at a residential family centre

    3. Schedule 3

      Records to be kept in a residential family centre in respect of each resident

    4. Schedule 4

      Other records to be kept in a residential family centre

    5. Schedule 5

      Events and notifications

Go to Explanatory Note

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 2003(1).

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.

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