PART IVCONDUCT OF ADULT PLACEMENT AGENCIES OPERATION OF ADULT PLACEMENT AGENCY
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1
Where the registered provider is an individual who does not manage the agency, he shall visit the principal office of the agency in accordance with this regulation.
2
Where the registered provider is an organisation or partnership, the principal office of the agency shall be visited in accordance with this regulation by—
a
the responsible individual or one of the partners, as the case may be;
b
another of the directors or other persons responsible for the management of the organisation or partnership; or
c
an employee of the organisation or the partnership who is not directly concerned with the conduct of the agency.
3
Visits under paragraph (1) or (2) shall take place at least once every 12 months and shall be announced.
4
The registered provider shall assist adult placement carers with whom it has placed a service user and such service users to provide their views about the agency for the purposes of visits carried out under this regulation.
5
The person carrying out the visit shall—
a
interview, in private, such adult placement carers and service users and their representatives who wish to be interviewed;
b
inspect the records referred to in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4; and
c
prepare a written report on the conduct of the agency.
6
An interview referred to in paragraph (5)(a) must take place in such reasonable place chosen by the person to be interviewed.
7
The registered provider shall supply a copy of the report required to be made under paragraph (5)(c) to—
a
the Regulation and Improvement Authority ;
b
any registered manager; and
c
in the case of a visit under paragraph (2)—
i
where the registered provider is an organisation, to each of the directors or other persons responsible for the management of the organisation; and
ii
where the registered provider is a partnership, to each of the partners.