The Residential Establishments – Child Care (Scotland) Regulations 1996

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO CONDUCT OF RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

    1. 3.General

    2. 4.The managers of any residential establishment to which these Regulations...

    3. 5.Statement of functions and objectives

    4. 6.Number of children who may be accommodated

    5. 7.Appointment of person in charge

    6. 8.Appointment and vetting of staff in residential establishments

    7. 9.Precautions against fire and accident

    8. 10.Sanctions

    9. 11.Provision of education

    10. 12.Log book or books

    11. 13.Personal records

    12. 14.Religious instruction

    13. 15.Health and medical care

    14. 16.Monitoring of registered establishments

  4. PART III MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PLACEMENTS IN A RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT

    1. 17.Information to be supplied to persons in respect of each child placed in a residential establishment

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN A STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS AND OBJECTIVES

      1. 1.Arrangements to meet the needs and development potential of all...

      2. 2.Arrangements for the education of children resident in the establishment...

      3. 3.For the purposes of regulation 9, the measures which will...

      4. 4.The sanctions and other arrangements relating to the control of...

      5. 5.Arrangements for the residential establishment– (a) in co-operation with the...

      6. 6.Arrangements for record keeping in accordance with regulation 13 including–...

      7. 7.Arrangements for contact and visits by relatives and friends of...

      8. 8.The establishment’s policy on the involvement of children and parents...

      9. 9.Policy and practice in regard to the recruitment and training...

      10. 10.Arrangements for health care and its promotion within the residential...

      11. 11.Details of all fire practices and fire alarm tests carried...

      12. 12.Arrangements for consulting children and staff in preparing and reviewing...

      13. 13.Procedures for dealing with complaints and grievances of staff and...

      14. 14.Statement covering the general ethos and philosophy of the establishment...

  7. Explanatory Note