The Establishments and Agencies (Fitness of Workers) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke regulations 2(2), 3(2), 4(2) and (3), 5(2), 6(2) and 7 of the principal regulations, made under the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 in respect of nursing homes, residential care homes, nursing agencies, children’s homes, day care settings and domiciliary care agencies.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations –

• revokes regulation 2(2) of the principal regulations which amended the Nursing Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 to enable a registered nursing home provider to allow a person to start work in a nursing home, pending receipt of a criminal record certificate pursuant to section 113A of the Police Act 1997 (“a criminal record certificate”), or an enhanced criminal record certificate pursuant to section 113B of that Act (“an enhanced criminal record certificate”), provided that certain conditions had been met.

• revokes regulation 3(2) of the principal regulations which made similar amendments to the Residential Care Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

• revokes regulation 4(2) and (3) of the principal regulations which amended the Nursing Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 to enable a registered provider of a nursing agency to supply a nurse to a service user, pending receipt of a criminal record certificate, or an enhanced criminal record certificate, provided that certain conditions had been met.

• revokes regulation 5(2) of the principal regulations which amended the Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 to enable a registered children’s home provider to allow a person to start work at a children’s home, pending receipt of a criminal record certificate, or an enhanced criminal record certificate, provided that certain conditions had been met.

• revokes regulation 6(2) of the principal regulations which amended the Day Care Setting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 to enable a registered day care setting provider to allow a person to start work at a day care setting, pending receipt of a criminal record certificate, or an enhanced criminal record certificate, provided that certain conditions had been met.

• revokes regulation 7 of the principal regulations which amended the Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 to enable an agency provider to supply a domiciliary care worker to a service user, pending receipt of a criminal record certificate, or an enhanced criminal record certificate, provided that certain conditions had been met.