UK Statutory Instrument SI 2015 England

Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015

These Regulations revoke and replace the Children's Homes Regulations 2001.

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Enforced by
Ofsted
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Part 1

General

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Excepted establishments
Part 2

Quality standards and related matters

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22 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004 Quality standards for children's homes
s.005 Engaging with the wider system to ensure children's needs are met
s.006 The quality and purpose of care standard
s.007 The children's views, wishes and feelings standard
s.008 The education standard
s.009 The enjoyment and achievement standard
s.010 The health and well-being standard
s.011 The positive relationships standard
s.012 The protection of children standard
s.013 The leadership and management standard
s.014 The care planning standard
s.015 Duty to have regard to statements of standards published under section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000
s.016 Statement of purpose
s.017 Placement plan for looked after child
s.018 Placement plan for a child who is not looked after
s.019 Behaviour management and discipline
s.020 Restraint and deprivation of liberty
s.021 Privacy and access
s.022 Contact and access to communications
s.023 Medicines
s.024 Monitoring and surveillance
s.025 Fire precautions
Part 3

Registered persons

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s.026 Fitness of registered provider Regulated
  • Ensure all individuals running your children's home are fit and suitableRegistered Care Provider
s.027 Appointment of manager Regulated
  • Appoint a registered manager for your children's home when required and notify OfstedRegistered Care Provider
s.029 Continuing professional development: registered person and responsible individual Regulated
  • Keep skills up to date through continuing professional development (CPD)Registered Care Provider
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.028 Fitness of manager
s.030 Compliance with regulations
Part 4

Staffing

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s.031 Staffing of children's homes
s.032 Fitness of workers
s.033 Employment of staff
Part 5

Policies, records, complaints and notifications

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s.036 Children's case records Regulated
  • Maintain, retain and transfer case records for each childRegistered Care Provider
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.034 Policies for the protection of children
s.035 Behaviour management policies and records
s.037 Other records
s.038 Storage of records etc.
s.039 Complaints and representations
s.040 Notification of a serious event
s.041 Notification with respect to children admitted into, or discharged from, a children's home
s.042 Notification of offences
Part 6

Monitoring and reviewing children's homes

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s.043 Appointment of independent person Regulated
  • Appoint an independent person to visit and report on your children's homeRegistered Care Provider
s.047 Financial position Regulated
  • Ensure financial viability and maintain financial recordsRegistered Care Provider
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.044 Independent person: visits and reports
s.045 Review of quality of care
s.046 Review of premises
Part 7

Miscellaneous

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10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.048 Notice of absence
s.049 Notice of changes
s.050 Appointment of liquidators etc.
s.051 Death of registered person
s.052 Application of the Regulations to short breaks and secure children's homes with modifications
s.053 Amendments
s.054 In Schedule 1 to the Licensing and Management of Houses...
s.055 In regulation 4(1)(b) of the Refuges (Children's Homes and Foster...
s.056 Revocations
s.057 Review
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 Quality and purpose of care
s.sch001 Education
s.sch001 If the home is registered as a school, details of...
s.sch001 If the home is not registered as a school, the...
s.sch001 Enjoyment and achievement
s.sch001 Health
s.sch001 Positive relationships
s.sch001 Protection of children
s.sch001 Details of the home's approach to behavioural support, including information...
s.sch001 Leadership and management
s.sch001 Details of the experience and qualifications of staff, including any...
s.sch001 Details of the home's ethos, the outcomes that the home...
s.sch001 Details of the management and staffing structure of the home,...
s.sch001 If the staff are all of one sex, or mainly...
s.sch001 Care planning
s.sch001 A description of the accommodation offered by the home, including—...
s.sch001 A description of the location of the home.
s.sch001 The arrangements for supporting the cultural, linguistic and religious needs...
s.sch001 Details of who to contact if a person has a...
s.sch001 Details of how a person, body or organisation involved in...
s.sch001 Views, wishes and feelings
s.sch001 A description of the home's policy and approach in relation...
s.sch002 Proof of identity including a recent photograph.
s.sch002 Either— (a) where the position falls within regulation 5A of...
s.sch002 Two written references, including a reference from the person's most...
s.sch002 If a person has previously worked in a position involving...
s.sch002 Documentary evidence of any qualifications which the person considers relevant...
s.sch002 A full employment history, together with a satisfactory explanation of...
s.sch003 Personal details in relation to the child
s.sch003 The name, address, telephone number and the religion, if any,...
s.sch003 The name, address and telephone number of any social worker...
s.sch003 If the child attends a school or college—
s.sch003 The name, address and telephone number of any employer of...
s.sch003 Information relating to the care, protection or safety of the child
s.sch003 The date and circumstances of any measure of control, discipline...
s.sch003 Arrangements for, and any restrictions on, contact between the child,...
s.sch003 Plans or reports relating to the child
s.sch003 Every school report received in respect of the child while...
s.sch003 A copy of any plan for the care of the...
s.sch003 The child's date of birth and sex.
s.sch003 The date and result of any review of the placing...
s.sch003 Health matters in relation to the child
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 Any special dietary or health needs of the child.
s.sch003 The child's religion, if any.
s.sch003 The child's ethnicity, and the child's cultural and linguistic background....
s.sch003 The child's address immediately before entering the home.
s.sch003 The address, and the type of establishment or accommodation, to...
s.sch003 The dates on which any money or valuables are deposited...
s.sch003 The statutory provision (if any) under which the child is...
s.sch003 Contact details of certain persons in relation to the child
s.sch004 Register of children
s.sch004 Staff, staff rosters, persons residing or working in the home, visitors
s.sch004 A copy of the staff duty roster of persons working...
s.sch004 A record of any persons who reside or work at...
s.sch004 A record of all visitors to the home, and to...
s.sch004 Fire drills
s.sch004 Accounts
s.sch005 Modifications for short breaks
s.sch005 Regulation 6(2)(b)(vi) (the quality and purpose of care standard) applies...
s.sch005 Modifications for secure children's homes
s.sch005 Regulation 21 (privacy and access) applies to a secure children's...
s.sch005 In the case of a youth justice child (whether that...
s.sch005 In the case of a youth justice child who is...

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