PART VBOARDS AND HSS TRUSTS – ADOPTION, FOSTERING AND CHILDREN UNDER 12

Provision of information36

1

Each Health and Social Services Board and each HSS trust shall give the Regulation and Improvement Authority—

a

prescribed information about prescribed matters relating to the Board’s or trust’s Part V functions; and

b

any other information which the Regulation and Improvement Authority reasonably requires the Board or trust to give it relating to those functions.

2

In this Article and Article 37 “Part V functions” means—

a

functions as an adoption agency within the meaning of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 22);

b

functions relating to children placed with authority foster parents under Article 27(2)(a) of the Children Order;

c

functions under Part XI of the Children Order (child minding and day care for young children).

Annual returns37

1

Regulations may require Health and Social Services Boards and HSS trusts to make an annual return to the Regulation and Improvement Authority about their Part V functions.

2

Provision may be made by the regulations as to the contents of the return and the period in respect of which and date by which it is to be made.