PART 2REGISTERED PROVIDERS, RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND MANAGERS

Fitness of registered provider5

1

An organisation must not carry on an agency unless it is fit to do so.

2

An organisation is not fit to carry on an agency unless —

a

it has given notice to the registration authority of the name, address and position in the organisation of an individual (in these Regulations referred to as “the responsible individual”) who is a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the organisation and is responsible for supervising the management of the agency; and

b

that individual satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3).

3

The requirements are —

a

he or she is of suitable integrity and good character to carry on the agency;

b

he or she is physically and mentally fit to carry on the agency; and

c

full and satisfactory information or documentation is available in relation to him or her in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 2.