C3C4C5C6C7C8C11C16 Part II Establishments and agencies
Pt. 2: functions transferred (20.11.2003 for certain purposes and 1.4.2004 otherwise) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 102(1)-(3), 199; S.I. 2004/759, art. 5(2)
Pt. 2 modified (W.) (30.4.2003) by The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 10) and Transitional Provisions (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/152), art. 3
Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (E.) (31.8.2004) by The Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2071), reg. 40(2), Sch. 5
Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (W.) (1.8.2004) by The Adult Placement Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1756), reg. 3(3), Sch. 1
Pt. 2: functions transferred (8.11.2006 for certain purposes and 1.4.2007 otherwise) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 148(1), 188(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5
Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2017) by The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/202), regs. 1, 39, Sch. 4
Pt. 2 applied in part (with modifications) (E.) (28.4.2023) by The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/416), regs. 1(2), 43(1), Sch. 4 (with reg. 44)
Regulations and standards
I1C1C9C1022 Regulation of establishments and agencies.
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Regulations may impose in relation to establishments and agencies any requirements which the appropriate Minister thinks fit for the purposes of this Part and —
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regulations made by the Secretary of State may in particular make any provision such as is mentioned in subsection (1A), (2), (7) or (8), and
b
regulations made by the Welsh Ministers—
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may make provision only in relation to establishments for which the Welsh Ministers are the registration authority, and
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may in particular make any provision such as is mentioned in subsection (2) F8or (7) in so far as relevant to those establishments and agencies.
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Regulations made by the Secretary of State may prescribe objectives and standards which must be met in relation to an establishment or agency for which the CIECSS is the registration authority.
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Regulations may—
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make provision as to the persons who are fit to carry on or manage an establishment or agency;
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make provision as to the persons who are fit to work at an establishment or for the purposes of an agency;
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make provision as to the fitness of premises to be used as an establishment or for the purposes of an agency;
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make provision for securing the welfare of persons accommodated in an establishment or provided with services by an establishment, an independent medical agency or a domiciliary care agency;
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make provision for securing the welfare of children placed, under section 22C of the 1989 Act F9..., by a fostering agency;
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make provision as to the management and control of the operations of an establishment or agency;
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make provision as to the numbers of persons, or persons of any particular type, working at an establishment or for the purposes of an agency;
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make provision as to the management and training of such persons;
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impose requirements as to the financial position of an establishment or agency;
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make provision requiring the person carrying on an establishment or agency to appoint a manager in prescribed circumstances.
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Regulations under paragraph (d) of subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision—
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as to the promotion and protection of the health of persons such as are mentioned in that paragraph;
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as to the control and restraint of adults accommodated in, or provided with services by, an establishment;
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as to the control, restraint and discipline of children accommodated in, or provided with services by, an establishment.
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Regulations under paragraph (e) of subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision—
a
as to the promotion and protection of the health of children such as are mentioned in that paragraph;
b
as to the control, restraint and discipline of such children.
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Regulations may make provision as to the conduct of establishments and agencies, and such regulations may in particular—
a
make provision as to the facilities and services to be provided in establishments and by agencies;
b
make provision as to the keeping of accounts;
c
make provision as to the keeping of documents and records;
d
make provision as to the notification of events occurring in establishments or in premises used for the purposes of agencies;
e
make provision as to the giving of notice by the person carrying on an establishment or agency of periods during which he or (if he does not manage it himself) the manager proposes to be absent from the establishment or agency, and specify the information to be supplied in such a notice;
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provide for the making of adequate arrangements for the running of an establishment or agency during a period when the manager is absent from it;
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make provision as to the giving of notice by a person registered in respect of an establishment or agency of any intended change in the identity of the manager or the person carrying it on;
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make provision as to the giving of notice by a person registered in respect of an establishment or agency which is carried on by a body corporate of changes in the ownership of the body or the identity of its officers;
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make provision requiring arrangements to be made by the person who carries on, or manages, an establishment or agency for dealing with complaints made by or on behalf of those seeking, or receiving, any of the services provided in the establishment or by the agency and requiring that person to take steps for publicising the arrangements;
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make provision requiring arrangements to be made by the person who carries on, or manages, an independent hospital, independent clinic or independent medical agency for securing that any medical or psychiatric treatment, or listed services, provided in or for the purposes of the establishment or (as the case may be) for the purposes of the agency are of appropriate quality and meet appropriate standards;
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make provision requiring arrangements to be made by the person who carries on, or manages, a care home for securing that any nursing provided by the home is of appropriate quality and meets appropriate standards.
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Regulations may make provision—
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imposing other requirements (in addition to those imposed by section 25 of the 1989 Act F11... (use of accommodation for restricting liberty)) as to the placing of a child in accommodation provided for the purpose F4of restricting liberty, including a requirement to obtain the permission of any local authority who are looking after the child;
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as to the facilities which are to be provided for giving religious instruction to children in children’s homes.
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Before making regulations under this section, except regulations which amend other regulations made under this section and do not, in the opinion of the appropriate Minister, effect any substantial change in the provision made by those regulations, the appropriate Minister shall consult any persons he considers appropriate.
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References in this section to agencies do not include references to voluntary adoption agencies F5or adoption support agencies.
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In subsection (7)(k), “listed services” has the same meaning as in section 2.
Pt. 2 restricted (7.12.2004) by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), ss. 2(4), 148 (with Sch. 4 paras. 1, 6-8); S.I. 2004/3203, art. 2