PART 4QUALITY AND SAFETY OF SERVICE PROVISION IN RELATION TO REGULATED ACTIVITY

Safety and suitability of premises15

1

The registered person must ensure that service users and others having access to premises where a regulated activity is carried on are protected against the risks associated with unsafe or unsuitable premises, by means of—

a

suitable design and layout;

b

appropriate measures in relation to the security of the premises; and

c

adequate maintenance and, where applicable, the proper—

i

operation of the premises, and

ii

use of any surrounding grounds,

which are owned or occupied by the service provider in connection with the carrying on of the regulated activity.

2

In paragraph (1), the term “premises where a regulated activity is carried on” does not include a service user’s own home.