The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Fitness of registered provider

6.—(1) A person shall not carry on a children’s home unless he is fit to do so.

(2) A person is not fit to carry on a children’s home unless the person –

(a) is an individual who carries on the children’s home –

(i) otherwise than in partnership with others, and he satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3); or

(ii) in partnership with others, and he and each of his partners satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3);

(b) is a partnership, and each of the partners satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3);

(c) is an organisation and –

(i) the organisation has given notice to the Regulation and Improvement Authority of the name, address and position in the organisation of an individual who is a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the organisation and is responsible for supervising the management of the children’s home; and

(ii) that individual satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3).

(3) The requirements are that –

(a) he is of integrity and good character;

(b) he will adhere to the Northern Ireland Social Care Council Code of Practice for Employers of Social Care Workers(1);

(c) he is physically and mentally fit to carry on the children’s home; and

(d) full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 2.

(4) A person shall not carry on a children’s home if –

(a) he has been adjudged bankrupt or sequestration of his estate has been awarded and (in either case) he has not been discharged and the bankruptcy order has not been annulled or rescinded;

(b) he has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors and has not been discharged in respect of it; or

(c) he is a person disqualified for the purposes of the Disqualification of Caring for Children Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(2).

(1)

See section 9 of the 2001 Act Back [1]

(2)

S.R. 1996 No. 478