The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Registration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION

    1. 3.Information and documents to be provided by an applicant

    2. 4.Convictions

    3. 5.Interview

    4. 6.Notice of changes

    5. 7.Information as to staff engaged after application made

  4. PART III CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION

    1. 8.Registers

    2. 9.Contents of certificate

    3. 10.Return of certificate

    4. 11.Offence

  5. PART IV CONDITIONS AND REPORTS

    1. 12.Application for variation or removal of a condition

    2. 13.Report as to financial viability

  6. PART V CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION

    1. 14.Cancellation of registration

    2. 15.Application for cancellation of registration

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PERSON WHO CARRIES ON AN ESTABLISHMENT OR AGENCY

      1. PART I

        1. 1.Information about the applicant

        2. 2.Where the applicant is a partnership –

        3. 3.Where the applicant is an organisation –

        4. 4.In every case, other than where the applicant is an...

      2. PART II

        1. 5.Information about the establishment or agency

        2. 6.The description of establishment or agency specified in Article 8(1)...

        3. 7.The statement of purpose of the establishment or agency.

        4. 8.A statement as to the accommodation, facilities and services which...

        5. 9.The date on which the establishment or agency was established...

        6. 10.Details of the scale of charges payable by the service...

        7. 11.In respect of the premises to be used by an...

        8. 12.In respect of the premises to be used by an...

        9. 13.A statement as to the security arrangements, including arrangements for...

        10. 14.The name and address of any other establishment or agency...

        11. 15.Whether any other business is or will be carried on...

        12. 16.Information about staff

      3. PART III

        1. 17.Further information about staff

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A PERSON WHO CARRIES ON AN ESTABLISHMENT OR AGENCY

      1. 1.Documents concerning applicant

      2. 2.Certificates or other suitable evidence relating to the responsible person’s...

      3. 3.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a report by a general...

      4. 4.The following documents in relation to the responsible person –...

      5. 5.Where the applicant is a corporate body, a copy of...

      6. 6.Where the organisation is a subsidiary of a holding company,...

      7. 7.The last annual accounts (if any) of the establishment or...

      8. 8.Except where the applicant is a Health and Social Services...

      9. 9.A certificate of insurance for the applicant in respect of...

      10. 10.Criminal record certificates in respect of staff

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS THE MANAGER OF AN ESTABLISHMENT OR AGENCY

      1. PART I

        1. 1.Information

        2. 2.Details of the applicant’s professional or technical qualifications, and experience...

        3. 3.Details of the applicant’s professional training relevant to carrying on...

        4. 4.Details of the applicant’s employment history, including the name and...

        5. 5.Details of any business the applicant carries on or manages...

        6. 6.The name and addresses of two referees –

        7. 7.The name, address, telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail...

      2. PART II

        1. 8.Documents

        2. 9.Certificates or other suitable evidence relating to the applicant’s professional...

        3. 10.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a report by a general...

        4. 11.A criminal record certificate – (a) which has been issued...

        5. 12.An enhanced criminal record certificate – (a) which has been...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IN RESPECT OF A RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME

      1. 1.Details of the accommodation available for –

      2. 2.The maximum number of service users for whom the care...

      3. 3.If a residential care home and nursing home are to...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IN RESPECT OF A NURSING HOME

      1. 1.Details of the accommodation available for –

      2. 2.The maximum number of service users for whom the nursing...

      3. 3.If a nursing home and residential care home are to...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IN RESPECT OF A CHILDREN'S HOME

      1. 1.The following details about the children who are intended to...

      2. 2.The organisational structure of the children’s home.

      3. 3.The facilities and services to be provided within the children’s...

      4. 4.The arrangements for safeguarding children and promoting the health and...

      5. 5.The fire precautions and emergency procedures.

      6. 6.The arrangements to enable children to follow religious observance.

      7. 7.The arrangements for contact between a child and his parents,...

      8. 8.Details as to the use of restraint and discipline, the...

      9. 9.The procedure for dealing with any unauthorised absence of a...

      10. 10.The arrangements for allowing children in the children’s home to...

      11. 11.The arrangements for the education of any child accommodated.

      12. 12.The arrangements for dealing with reviews of the placement plans...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED ON AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IN RESPECT OF AN INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL, INDEPENDENT CLINIC, OR INDEPENDENT MEDICAL AGENCY

      1. 1.The nature of the services to be provided including, in...

      2. 2.The equipment and facilities to be provided.

      3. 3.The number of patient beds to be provided in an...

      4. 4.The anticipated number of patients to be treated annually.

      5. 5.The arrangements made for the supply of blood and blood...

      6. 6.The arrangements made for the provision of pathology and radiology...

      7. 7.The number of medical practitioners who are to be involved...

      8. 8.Details of any services which are to be provided to...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      PARTICULARS TO BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTERS KEPT BY THE REGULATION AND IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

      1. PART I

        1. 1.The full name, address and date of birth of each...

        2. 2.Where the registered person is an organisation –

        3. 3.The full name, address and telephone number of the establishment...

        4. 4.The date of registration and of the issue of the...

        5. 5.The details of any conditions imposed on registration, any additional...

      2. PART II

        1. 6.Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Register

        2. 7.Children’s homes register

        3. 8.Registers relating to independent hospitals, independent hospitals in which treatment or nursing or both are provided for persons liable to be detained under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, independent clinics and independent medical agencies

        4. 9.Nursing Agencies

  9. Explanatory Note