Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2005
Northern Ireland
Children's Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
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Part I — GENERAL
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Interpretation
Excepted establishments
Statement of purpose and children’s guide
Review of the statement of purpose and children’s guide
Part II — REGISTERED PERSONS
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Fitness of registered provider
Appointment of manager
Fitness of manager
Registered person – general requirements
Notification of offences
Part III — CONDUCT OF CHILDREN'S HOMES
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Promotion of welfare
Child’s placement plan
Food provided for children
Provision of clothing, pocket money and personal necessities
Contact and access to communications
Behaviour management, discipline and restraint
Education, employment and leisure activity
Religious observance
Health needs of children
Medicines
Use of surveillance
Hazards and safety
Complaints and representations
Staffing of children’s homes
Fitness of workers
Employment of staff
Children’s case records
Other records
Notifiable events
Part IV — PREMISES
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Fitness of premises
Fire precautions
Part V — MANAGEMENT OF HOMES
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Visits by registered provider
Review of quality of care
Regulations and guidance
Financial position
Part VI — MISCELLANEOUS
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Notice of absence
Notice of changes
Appointment of liquidators etc.
Death of registered person
Offences
Compliance with Regulations
Revocations
Schedules
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A statement of the overall aims of the children’s home,...
If the children’s home provides or is intended to provide...
A description of the children’s home’s underlying ethos and philosophy,...
The arrangements made to protect and promote the health of...
The arrangements for the promotion of the education of the...
The arrangements to promote children’s participation in recreational, sporting and...
The arrangements made for consultation with the children accommodated about...
The arrangements made for the control, restraint and discipline of...
The arrangements made for child protection and to counter bullying....
The procedure for dealing with any unauthorised absence of a...
A description of any electronic or mechanical means of surveillance...
A statement of the facilities and services to be provided...
The fire precautions and associated emergency procedures in the children’s...
The arrangements for the children’s religious observance.
The arrangements for contact between a child and his parents,...
The arrangements for dealing with complaints.
The arrangements for contributing to the review of placement plans...
The type of accommodation, including the sleeping accommodation, provided, and,...
Details of any specific therapeutic techniques used in the home,...
A description of the children’s home’s policy in relation to...
The name and address of the registered provider, and of...
The relevant qualifications and experience of the registered provider and,...
The number, relevant qualifications and experience of persons working at...
The arrangements for the supervision, training and development of employees....
The organisational structure of the children’s home.
The following particulars – (a) the age-range, sex and numbers...
Any criteria used for admission to the home, including the...
Proof of identity including a recent photograph.
Either— (a) where a certificate is required for a purpose...
Two written references, including a reference from the person’s most...
Where a person has previously worked in a position whose...
Documentary evidence of any relevant qualifications and accredited training.
A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation...
In respect of a registered manager to whom regulation 8(2)...
The child’s name and any name by which the child...
The date and circumstances of all absences of the child...
The date of, and reason for, any visit to the...
A copy of any statement of special educational needs maintained...
The date and circumstances of any measures of control, restraint...
Any special dietary or health needs of the child.
The name, address and telephone number of any school or...
Every school report received in respect of the child while...
Arrangements for, including any restrictions on, contact between the child,...
A copy of any plan for the care of the...
The date and result of any review of the placing...
The child’s date of birth and sex.
The name and address of the general practitioner with whom...
Details of any accident or serious illness involving the child...
Details of any immunisation, allergy, or medical examination of the...
Details of any health examination or developmental test conducted with...
Details of any medicines kept for the child in the...
The dates on which any money or valuables are deposited...
The address, and type of establishment or accommodation, to which...
Agreed personal development and training activities.
Record of search of child’s person or property.
The child’s religious persuasion, if any.
A description of the child’s racial origin, cultural and linguistic...
The child’s address immediately prior to entering the home.
The name, address and telephone number of the child’s placing...
The statutory provision (if any) under which he is provided...
The name, address, telephone number and the religious persuasion, if...
The name, address and telephone number of any social worker...
A record in the form of a register showing in...
A record of menus served.
A copy of the staff duty roster of persons working...
A daily log of events occurring in the home.
A record of all visitors to the home and to...
A record showing in respect of each person working at...
A record of any persons who reside or work at...
A record of all accidents occurring in the children’s home,...
A record of the receipt, disposal and administration of any...
A record of every fire drill, fire alarm test conducted...
A record of all money deposited by a child for...
A record of all valuables deposited by a child and...
Records of all accounts kept in the children’s home.
In respect of each child accommodated in the children’s home,...
Notifications of the events listed in Schedule 5.
Any unauthorised absence from the home of a child accommodated...
The use of measures of control, restraint and discipline in...
Risk assessments for health and safety purposes and subsequent action...
Medicines, medical treatment and first aid administered to any child...
Duty rosters of persons working at the home, and the...
The home’s daily log of events.
Fire drills and tests of alarms and of fire equipment....
Records of appraisals of employees and the training and development...
Minutes of staff meetings.
The deposit and issue of money and other valuables handed...
Records of educational progress and attainment of children accommodated in...
Daily menus.
All accidents and injuries sustained in the home or by...
Any illnesses of children accommodated in the home.
Complaints in relation to children accommodated in the home and...
Any allegations or suspicions of abuse in respect of children...
Staff recruitment records and conduct of required checks for new...
Visitors to the home and to children in the home....
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
Independent regulator for health and social care services in Northern Ireland. Registers and inspects hospitals, care homes, dental practices, and other care …
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