The Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019

PART 12 Requirements on responsible individuals for ensuring effective oversight of the service

Oversight of adequate resources

43.—(1) The responsible individual must report to the service provider on the adequacy of the resources available to provide the service in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations.

(2) Such reports must be made on a quarterly basis.

(3) But this requirement does not apply where the service provider is an individual.

Other reports to the service provider

44.—(1) The responsible individual must, without delay, report to the service provider—

(a) any concerns about the management or provision of the service;

(b) any significant changes to the way the service is managed or provided;

(c) any concerns that the service is not being provided in accordance with the statement of purpose for the service.

(2) But this requirement does not apply where the service provider is an individual.

Engagement with individuals and others

45.—(1) The responsible individual must put suitable arrangements in place for obtaining the views of—

(a) individuals,

(b) any representatives of those individuals,

(c) any local authority or local authority in England which has arranged for the provision of support by the service, and

(d) staff employed at the service,

on the quality of support provided and how this can be improved.

(2) The responsible individual must report the views obtained so that these views can be taken into account by the service provider when making any decisions on plans for improvement of the quality of support provided by the service.