The Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Regulation 5(1)

SCHEDULE 1INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

1.  A statement of the aims and objectives of the agency.

2.  The nature and range of the services which the agency provides.

3.  The name and address of the registered provider and of any registered manager.

4.  The relevant qualifications and experience of the registered provider and any registered manager.

5.  The range of qualifications of the domiciliary care workers supplied by the agency and the types of settings in which they are supplied to work.

6.  The complaints procedure established in accordance with regulation 22.

7.  Status, constitution and organisational structure, which identify the lines of accountability and specify the roles and responsibilities for areas of activity.

8.  A description of the agency’s underlying ethos and philosophy of care.