PART 6Monitoring and reviewing children’s homes
Review of quality of care45
1
The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months.
2
In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—
a
the quality of care provided for children;
b
the feedback and opinions of children about the children’s home, its facilities and the quality of care they receive in it; and
c
any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.
3
After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”).
4
The registered person must—
a
supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and
b
make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.
5
The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff.