Fitness of manager
8.—(1) A person shall not manage a children’s home unless he or she is fit to do so.
(2) A person is not fit to manage a children’s home unless—
(a)he or she is of suitable integrity and good character to manage the children’s home;
(b)having regard to the size of the children’s home, its statement of purpose, and the number and needs (including any needs arising from any disability) of the children accommodated there—
(i)he or she has the qualifications, skills and experience necessary to manage the children’s home; and
(ii)he or she is physically and mentally fit to manage the children’s home; and
(c)full and satisfactory information or documentation is available in relation to him or her—
(i)except where paragraph (3) applies, in respect of each matter specified in paragraphs 1 to 6 of Schedule 2;
(ii)where paragraph (3) applies, in respect of each of the matters specified in paragraphs 1 and 3 to 7 of Schedule 2.
(3) This paragraph applies where any certificate or information on any matters referred to in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 is not available to an individual because any provision of the Police Act 1997(1) has not been brought into force.
See the footnote to regulation 6(4).