The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Regulation 29(1)

SCHEDULE 5 EVENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS

Column 1	Column 2
Event:	To be notified to:
	Regulation and Improvement Authority	Placing authority	Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety	HSS trust in whose area the home is located	Police	Director of Public Health(1) of the HSS Board
Death of a child accommodated in the home	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes
Referral to the Department pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(2) of an individual working at the home	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Serious illness or serious accident sustained by a child accommodated in the home	Yes	Yes
Outbreak of any infectious disease which in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner attending children at the home is sufficiently serious to be so notified	Yes	Yes				Yes
Allegation that a child accommodated at the home has committed a serious offence	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes (follow-ing con-sultation with the placing authority)
Involvement or suspected involvement of a child accommodated at the home in sexual exploitation	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes (follow-ing con-sultation with the placing authority)
Serious incident necessitating calling the police to the home	Yes	Yes			Yes
Absconding by a child accommodated at the home		Yes			Yes
Any serious complaint about the home or persons working there	Yes	Yes	Yes
Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving a child accommodated at the home	Yes	Yes			Yes (follow-ing con-sultation with the placing authority)
Any serious adverse event as defined in accordance with Departmental guidance			Yes

(1)

Article 32 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1)) provides that the Chief Administrative Medical Officer of a Health and Social Services Board shall be known as the Director of Public Health

(2)

S.I. 2003/417 (N.I. 4), Art. 4(1) came into operation with effect from 30th November 2004