Regulation 30(1)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event: | To be notified to: | |||||
| Regulation and Improvement Authority | Placing authority | Department of Health, Social Service and Public Safety | HSS trust in whose area the centre is located | Police | Director of Public Health(1) of the HSS Board | |
| Death of a resident accommodated in the centre | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Referral to the Department pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(2) of an individual working at the centre | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Serious illness or serious accident sustained by a child accommodated in the centre | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Outbreak of any infectious disease which in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner attending residents at the centre is sufficiently serious to be so notified | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Allegation that a resident accommodated at the centre has committed a serious offence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (following consultation with the placing authority) | ||
| Involvement or suspected involvement in prostitution of (i) a child; or (ii) a parent who is under the age of 18 accommodated in the centre | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (following consultation with the placing authority) | ||
| Serious incident necessitating calling the police to the centre | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Absconding by a resident accommodated at the centre | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Any serious complaint about the centre or persons working there | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving (i) a child; or (ii) a parent who is under the age of 18 accommodated in the centre | Yes | Yes | Yes (following consultation with the placing authority) | |||
| Any serious adverse event as defined in accordance with Departmental guidance | Yes | |||||
Article 32 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1) provides that the Chief Administrative Medical Officer of a Health and Social Services Board shall be known as the Director of Public Health