Contents
- Part I General
- Part II Registered persons
- Part III Conduct of children's homes
- Part IV Premises
- Part V Management of homes
- Part VI Miscellaneous
- Schedule 1 Matters to be included in the statement of purpose
- Schedule 2 Information required in respect of persons seeking to carry on, manage or work at a children's home
- Schedule 3 Information to be included in the case records of children accommodated in children's homes
- Schedule 4 Other records with respect to children's homes
- Schedule 5 Events and notifications
- Schedule 6 Matters to be monitored by the registered person
Contents
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- Part I · General
- Part II · Registered persons
- Part III · Conduct of children's homes
- Part IV · Premises
- Part V · Management of homes
- Part VI · Miscellaneous
- Schedule 1 · Matters to be included in the statement of purpose
- (1) A statement of the overall aims of the children’s home,...
- (2) A statement of the facilities and services to be provided...
- (3) The name and address of the registered provider, and of...
- (4) The relevant qualifications and experience of the registered provider and,...
- (5) The number, relevant qualifications and experience of persons working at...
- (6) The arrangements for the supervision, training and development of employees....
- (7) The organisational structure of the children’s home.
- (8) The following particulars— (a) the age-range, sex and numbers of...
- (9) Any criteria used for admission to the home, including the...
- (10) If the children’s home provides or is intended to provide...
- (11) A description of the children’s home’s underlying ethos and philosophy,...
- (12) The arrangements made to protect and promote the health of...
- (13) The arrangements for the promotion of the education of the...
- (14) The arrangements to promote children’s participation in recreational, sporting and...
- (15) The arrangements made for consultation with the children accommodated about...
- (16) The arrangements made for the control, restraint and discipline of...
- (17) The arrangements made for child protection and to counter bullying....
- (18) The procedure for dealing with any unauthorised absence of a...
- (19) A description of any electronic or mechanical means of surveillance...
- (20) The fire precautions and associated emergency procedures in the children’s...
- (21) The arrangements for the children’s religious instruction and observance.
- (22) The arrangements for contact between a child and his parents,...
- (23) The arrangements for dealing with complaints.
- (24) The arrangements for dealing with reviews of placement plans.
- (25) The type of accommodation, including the sleeping accommodation, provided, and,...
- (26) Details of any specific therapeutic techniques used in the home,...
- (27) A description of the children’s home’s policy in relation to...
- Schedule 2 · Information required in respect of persons seeking to carry on, manage or work at a children's home
- (1) Proof of identity including a recent photograph.
- (2) Either— (a) where the certificate is required for a purpose...
- (3) Two written references, including a reference from the person’s most...
- (4) Where a person has previously worked in a position whose...
- (5) Documentary evidence of any relevant qualifications.
- (6) A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation...
- (7) Details of any criminal offences— (a) of which the person...
- Schedule 3 · Information to be included in the case records of children accommodated in children's homes
- (1) The child’s name and any name by which the child...
- (2) The child’s date of birth and sex.
- (3) The child’s religious persuasion, if any.
- (4) A description of the child’s racial origin, cultural and linguistic...
- (5) The child’s address immediately prior to entering the home.
- (6) The name, address and telephone number of the child’s placing...
- (7) The statutory provision (if any) under which he is provided...
- (8) The name, address, telephone number and the religious persuasion, if...
- (9) The name, address and telephone number of any social worker...
- (10) The date and circumstances of all absences of the child...
- (11) The date of, and reason for, any visit to the...
- (12) A copy of any statement of special educational needs maintained...
- (13) The date and circumstances of any measures of control, restraint...
- (14) Any special dietary or health needs of the child.
- (15) The name, address and telephone number of any school or...
- (16) Every school report received in respect of the child while...
- (17) Arrangements for, including any restrictions on, contact between the child,...
- (18) A copy of any plan for the care of the...
- (19) The date and result of any review of the placing...
- (20) The name and address of the general practitioner with whom...
- (21) Details of any accident or serious illness involving the child...
- (22) Details of any immunisation, allergy, or medical examination of the...
- (23) Details of any health examination or developmental test conducted with...
- (24) Details of any medicines kept for the child in the...
- (25) The dates on which any money or valuables are deposited...
- (26) The address, and type of establishment or accommodation, to which...
- Schedule 4 · Other records with respect to children's homes
- (1) A record in the form of a register showing in...
- (2) A record showing in respect of each person working at...
- (3) A record of any persons who reside or work at...
- (4) A record of all accidents occurring in the children’s home,...
- (5) A record of the receipt, disposal and administration of any...
- (6) A record of every fire drill or fire alarm test...
- (7) A record of all money deposited by a child for...
- (8) A record of all valuables deposited by a child and...
- (9) Records of all accounts kept in the children’s home.
- (10) A record of menus served.
- (11) A copy of the staff duty roster of persons working...
- (12) A daily log of events occurring in the home.
- (13) A record of all visitors to the home and to...
- Schedule 5 · Events and notifications
- Schedule 6 · Matters to be monitored by the registered person
- (1) In respect of each child accommodated in the children’s home,...
- (2) The deposit and issue of money and other valuables handed...
- (3) Daily menus.
- (4) All accidents and injuries sustained in the home or by...
- (5) Any illnesses of children accommodated in the home.
- (6) Complaints in relation to children accommodated in the home and...
- (7) Any allegations or suspicions of abuse in respect of children...
- (8) Staff recruitment records and conduct of required checks for new...
- (9) Visitors to the home and to children in the home....
- (10) Notifications of the events listed in Schedule 5.
- (11) Any unauthorised absence from the home of a child accommodated...
- (12) The use of measures of control, restraint and discipline in...
- (13) Risk assessments for health and safety purposes and subsequent action...
- (14) Medicines, medical treatment and first aid administered to any child...
- (15) In the case of a qualifying school, the standards of...
- (16) Duty rosters of persons working at the home, and the...
- (17) The home’s daily log of events.
- (18) Fire drills and tests of alarms and of fire equipment....
- (19) Records of appraisals of employees.
- (20) Minutes of staff meetings.