Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2005 Northern Ireland

Children's Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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Enforced by
RQIA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Registered Care Provider5 Employee1 Licence Holder1

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Registered Care Provider — also bound by 25 other Acts
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Part 1

GENERAL

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Excepted establishments
s.004 Statement of purpose and children’s guide
s.005 Review of the statement of purpose and children’s guide
Part 2

REGISTERED PERSONS

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s.007 Appointment of manager Regulated
  • Appoint a manager for your children's home and notify RQIARegistered Care Provider
s.009 Registered person – general requirements Regulated
  • Manage children's home with care, competence and skill, and keep training up to dateRegistered Care Provider
s.010 Notification of offences Regulated
  • Notify RQIA of any criminal charges or convictionsLicence Holder
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.006 Fitness of registered provider
s.008 Fitness of manager
Part 3

CONDUCT OF CHILDREN'S HOMES

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s.016 Behaviour management, discipline and restraint Regulated
  • Manage behaviour, discipline and restraint lawfully and record all incidentsEmployee
18 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.011 Promotion of welfare
s.012 Child’s placement plan
s.013 Food provided for children
s.014 Provision of clothing, pocket money and personal necessities
s.015 Contact and access to communications
s.017 Education, employment and leisure activity
s.018 Religious observance
s.019 Health needs of children
s.020 Medicines
s.021 Use of surveillance
s.022 Hazards and safety
s.023 Complaints and representations
s.024 Staffing of children’s homes
s.025 Fitness of workers
s.026 Employment of staff
s.027 Children’s case records
s.028 Other records
s.029 Notifiable events
Part 4

PREMISES

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s.030 Fitness of premises Regulated
  • Ensure children's home premises are fit, safe and suitableRegistered Care Provider
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.031 Fire precautions
Part 5

MANAGEMENT OF HOMES

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s.032 Visits by registered provider Regulated
  • Arrange monthly visits and report on your children's homeRegistered Care Provider
s.035 Financial position Regulated
  • Ensure financial viability and maintain proper accountsRegistered Care Provider
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.033 Review of quality of care
s.034 Regulations and guidance
Part 6

MISCELLANEOUS

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7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.036 Notice of absence
s.037 Notice of changes
s.038 Appointment of liquidators etc.
s.039 Death of registered person
s.040 Offences
s.041 Compliance with Regulations
s.042 Revocations
Schedules

Schedules

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95 other schedules
s.sch001 A statement of the overall aims of the children’s home,...
s.sch001 If the children’s home provides or is intended to provide...
s.sch001 A description of the children’s home’s underlying ethos and philosophy,...
s.sch001 The arrangements made to protect and promote the health of...
s.sch001 The arrangements for the promotion of the education of the...
s.sch001 The arrangements to promote children’s participation in recreational, sporting and...
s.sch001 The arrangements made for consultation with the children accommodated about...
s.sch001 The arrangements made for the control, restraint and discipline of...
s.sch001 The arrangements made for child protection and to counter bullying....
s.sch001 The procedure for dealing with any unauthorised absence of a...
s.sch001 A description of any electronic or mechanical means of surveillance...
s.sch001 A statement of the facilities and services to be provided...
s.sch001 The fire precautions and associated emergency procedures in the children’s...
s.sch001 The arrangements for the children’s religious observance.
s.sch001 The arrangements for contact between a child and his parents,...
s.sch001 The arrangements for dealing with complaints.
s.sch001 The arrangements for contributing to the review of placement plans...
s.sch001 The type of accommodation, including the sleeping accommodation, provided, and,...
s.sch001 Details of any specific therapeutic techniques used in the home,...
s.sch001 A description of the children’s home’s policy in relation to...
s.sch001 The name and address of the registered provider, and of...
s.sch001 The relevant qualifications and experience of the registered provider and,...
s.sch001 The number, relevant qualifications and experience of persons working at...
s.sch001 The arrangements for the supervision, training and development of employees....
s.sch001 The organisational structure of the children’s home.
s.sch001 The following particulars – (a) the age-range, sex and numbers...
s.sch001 Any criteria used for admission to the home, including the...
s.sch002 Proof of identity including a recent photograph.
s.sch002 Either— (a) where a certificate is required for a purpose...
s.sch002 Two written references, including a reference from the person’s most...
s.sch002 Where a person has previously worked in a position whose...
s.sch002 Documentary evidence of any relevant qualifications and accredited training.
s.sch002 A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation...
s.sch002 In respect of a registered manager to whom regulation 8(2)...
s.sch003 The child’s name and any name by which the child...
s.sch003 The date and circumstances of all absences of the child...
s.sch003 The date of, and reason for, any visit to the...
s.sch003 A copy of any statement of special educational needs maintained...
s.sch003 The date and circumstances of any measures of control, restraint...
s.sch003 Any special dietary or health needs of the child.
s.sch003 The name, address and telephone number of any school or...
s.sch003 Every school report received in respect of the child while...
s.sch003 Arrangements for, including any restrictions on, contact between the child,...
s.sch003 A copy of any plan for the care of the...
s.sch003 The date and result of any review of the placing...
s.sch003 The child’s date of birth and sex.
s.sch003 The name and address of the general practitioner with whom...
s.sch003 Details of any accident or serious illness involving the child...
s.sch003 Details of any immunisation, allergy, or medical examination of the...
s.sch003 Details of any health examination or developmental test conducted with...
s.sch003 Details of any medicines kept for the child in the...
s.sch003 The dates on which any money or valuables are deposited...
s.sch003 The address, and type of establishment or accommodation, to which...
s.sch003 Agreed personal development and training activities.
s.sch003 Record of search of child’s person or property.
s.sch003 The child’s religious persuasion, if any.
s.sch003 A description of the child’s racial origin, cultural and linguistic...
s.sch003 The child’s address immediately prior to entering the home.
s.sch003 The name, address and telephone number of the child’s placing...
s.sch003 The statutory provision (if any) under which he is provided...
s.sch003 The name, address, telephone number and the religious persuasion, if...
s.sch003 The name, address and telephone number of any social worker...
s.sch004 A record in the form of a register showing in...
s.sch004 A record of menus served.
s.sch004 A copy of the staff duty roster of persons working...
s.sch004 A daily log of events occurring in the home.
s.sch004 A record of all visitors to the home and to...
s.sch004 A record showing in respect of each person working at...
s.sch004 A record of any persons who reside or work at...
s.sch004 A record of all accidents occurring in the children’s home,...
s.sch004 A record of the receipt, disposal and administration of any...
s.sch004 A record of every fire drill, fire alarm test conducted...
s.sch004 A record of all money deposited by a child for...
s.sch004 A record of all valuables deposited by a child and...
s.sch004 Records of all accounts kept in the children’s home.
s.sch006 In respect of each child accommodated in the children’s home,...
s.sch006 Notifications of the events listed in Schedule 5.
s.sch006 Any unauthorised absence from the home of a child accommodated...
s.sch006 The use of measures of control, restraint and discipline in...
s.sch006 Risk assessments for health and safety purposes and subsequent action...
s.sch006 Medicines, medical treatment and first aid administered to any child...
s.sch006 Duty rosters of persons working at the home, and the...
s.sch006 The home’s daily log of events.
s.sch006 Fire drills and tests of alarms and of fire equipment....
s.sch006 Records of appraisals of employees and the training and development...
s.sch006 Minutes of staff meetings.
s.sch006 The deposit and issue of money and other valuables handed...
s.sch006 Records of educational progress and attainment of children accommodated in...
s.sch006 Daily menus.
s.sch006 All accidents and injuries sustained in the home or by...
s.sch006 Any illnesses of children accommodated in the home.
s.sch006 Complaints in relation to children accommodated in the home and...
s.sch006 Any allegations or suspicions of abuse in respect of children...
s.sch006 Staff recruitment records and conduct of required checks for new...
s.sch006 Visitors to the home and to children in the home....

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