The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Social Care Workers Prohibition) and Fitness of Workers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

The Residential Care Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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10.—(1) The Residential Care Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In regulation 21(5) (fitness of workers)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (e), for “sub-paragraph (f)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (f) and (g)”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (f)—

(i)substitute the full stop with a semi colon; and

(ii)after the semi colon insert “and”; and

(c)after sub-paragraph (f) add—

(g)sub-paragraph (e) does not apply to persons allowed to work as volunteers..

(1)

S.R. 2005 No. 161, as amended by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Social Care Workers Prohibition) and Fitness of Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013, S.R. 2013 No. 225, regulations 10 and 11