http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/part/IIThe Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2022-04-01 The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003art. 15(2)(e)(f)Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022Sch. 3 para. 62s. 160(1) The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 PART II31There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (in this Order referred to as “the RQIA ”).2Schedule 1 (which makes further provision relating to the RQIA ) shall have effect.41In this Part “services” means services provided by—apersons registered under Part III; andb... HSC trusts and special agencies.2The RQIA shall have the general duties of—akeeping the Department informed about the provision of services and in particular about their availability and their quality; andbencouraging improvement in the quality of services.51When asked to do so by the Department, the RQIA shall give the Department advice, reports or information on such matters relating to the provision of services or the exercise of its functions as may be specified in the Department's request.2The RQIA may at any time give advice to the Department on—aany changes which the RQIA thinks should be made in the standards set out in statements under Article 38;bany other matter connected with the provision of services.61The Department may by regulations make provision—aas to the times at which, the cases in which, the manner in which, the persons in relation to whom or the matters with respect to which, any functions of the RQIA are to be exercised;bas to the matters to be considered or taken into account in connection with the exercise of any functions of the RQIA ;cas to the persons to whom any advice, information or reports are to be given or made;das to the publication of reports and summaries of reports;eas to the recovery from prescribed persons of amounts in respect of the expenditure incurred by the RQIA in the exercise of its functions;ffor or in connection with the exercise of functions of the RQIA in conjunction with the exercise of functions of other persons;gconferring additional functions on the RQIA .2The Department may give directions to the RQIA with respect to the exercise of its functions and the RQIA must comply with them.71As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, the RQIA shall make a report to the Department—aon the way in which the RQIA has exercised its functions during that year; andbon what it has found in relation to services during that year.2In paragraph (1) “financial year” has the meaning given by paragraph 12(6) of Schedule 1.Art. 3 referred to (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 1(2), 34(3)Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by virtue of Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(d) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2Words in Order substituted (11.4.2014) by Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 5), Sch. para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. para. 1(2))Words in Order substituted (11.4.2014) by Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 5), Sch. para. 1(1)(b) (with Sch. para. 1(2))Words in art. 4(1)(b) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 198; S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)