PART 5Policies, records, complaints and notifications

Behaviour management policies and records35

1

The registered person must prepare and implement a policy (“the behaviour management policy”) which sets out—

a

how appropriate behaviour is to be promoted in the children’s home; and

b

the measures of control, discipline and restraint which may be used in relation to children in the home.

2

The registered person must keep the behaviour management policy under review and, where appropriate, revise it.

3

The registered person must ensure that—

a

within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

i

the name of the child;

ii

details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

iii

the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

iv

a description of the measure and its duration;

v

details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

vi

the name of the person who used the measure (“the user”), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

vii

the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

viii

a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

b

within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

i

has spoken to the user about the measure; and

ii

has signed the record to confirm it is accurate; and

c

within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure.

4

Paragraph (3) does not apply in relation to restraint that is planned or provided for as a matter of routine in the child’s EHC plan or statement of special educational needs.