The Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Conduct of agencyN.I.

14.  Where the agency is acting otherwise than as an employment agency, the registered person shall make suitable arrangements to ensure that the agency is conducted, and the prescribed services arranged by the agency, are provided—

(a)so as to ensure the safety and well-being of service users;

(b)so as to safeguard service users against abuse or neglect;

(c)so as to promote the independence of service users;

(d)so as to ensure the safety and security of service users' property, including their homes;

(e)in a manner which respects the privacy, dignity and wishes of service users, and the confidentiality of information relating to them; and

(f)with due regard to the sex, religious persuasion, racial origin, and cultural and linguistic background and any disability of service users, and to the way in which they conduct their lives.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 14 in operation at 30.4.2007, see reg. 1