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These Regulations may be cited as the Voluntary Homes Regulations, 2012.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Definitions 2. In these Regulations \u2014 \u201cLaw\u201d means the Children Law, 2003; \u201cmedicinal product\u201d means any substance, article or device (including any instrument, apparatus or appliance) which is manufactured, sold, supplied or imported for use wholly or mainly in either or both of the following ways \u2014 (a) use by being administered to one or more human beings for a medicinal purpose; (b) use as an ingredient in the preparation of a substance, article or device which is being administered to one or more human beings for a medicinal purpose; \u201cperson in charge\u201d means the person appointed by the responsible authority as the person in charge of the management of a voluntary home; Regulation 3 SL 78 of 2012 \u201cregistered medical practitioner\u201d means a person registered under the Health Practice Law (2005 Revision); \u201cregistered nurse\u201d means a person registered under the Health Practice Law (2005 Revision); \u201cresponsible authority\u201d means the voluntary organisation which is carrying on the voluntary home; and \u201cvoluntary home\u201d has the meaning given by section 61(3) of the Law, and the expression \u201chome\u201d shall be construed accordingly. 3. Application of Regulations 3. (1) These Regulations shall not apply to premises used only to accommodate children for the purpose of a holiday for periods of less than twenty-eight days at a time in the case of any one child. (2) Subject to section 64(11) and Schedule 7 to the Law, any home in which a child is cared for and accommodated by a person who \u2014 (a) is an approved department foster parent in relation to the child; (b) is a foster parent with whom the child has been placed by the Department; or (c) fosters the child privately, is, so far as the provision of care and accommodation for that child is concerned, exempt from the definition of a \u201cvoluntary home\u201d in section 61(3) of the Law. PART II - CONDUCT OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Statement of purpose and function of voluntary homes 4. (1) The responsible authority shall, within three months of the coming into force of these Regulations, compile, maintain and keep up to date, a written statement of the particulars mentioned in Part I of Schedule 1 relating to a voluntary home. (2) The statement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made available for inspection by the persons referred to in Part II of Schedule 1, in addition to any other person who has a right under the Law to inspect this statement.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Staffing of voluntary homes 5. (1) The responsible authority shall ensure that the number of staff in a voluntary home and their experience and qualifications are adequate to ensure that the welfare of the children in the voluntary home is safeguarded and promoted at all times. Regulation 6 SL 78 of 2012 (2) The responsible authority shall ensure that the particulars specified in Part I of Schedule 1 are brought to the notice of all staff in the home.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Accommodation for individual child\u2019s needs 6. (1) The responsible authority shall ensure that, insofar as is it is practicable, each child in a voluntary home is provided with an area within the home which is suitable for his needs. (2) The area referred to in paragraph (1) shall be equipped with \u2014 (a) all the appropriate furnishings that would make the home habitable; and (b) facilities that meet the needs of a child who is suffering from a physical or mental disability.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Provision of adequate conveniences 7. (1) The responsible authority shall ensure that the home is provided with wash basins, hot and cold water, showers and toilets. (2) The responsible authority shall ensure that all parts of the home are \u2014 (a) adequately lit and ventilated; (b) kept in good structural repair; (c) kept sanitary; and (d) reasonably decorated and maintained. (3) The responsible authority shall provide adequate facilities in the home for a child to meet privately with \u2014 (a) his parents; (b) any person who has parental responsibility for him; (c) his relatives or friends; (d) his attorney-at-law; (e) his guardian ad litem; (f) any independent person appointed for the child pursuant to Representation Procedure (Children) Regulations, 2012; (g) any visitor appointed for the child in accordance with paragraph 14(7) of Schedule 2 to the Law; and (h) any person authorised in accordance with section 80(2) of the Law to conduct an inspection of the voluntary home. (4) The responsible authority shall provide the children with adequate laundry facilities and other grooming conveniences. (5) The responsible authority shall provide adequate private telephone facilities for the use of the children in the home in accordance with the policies of the home. Regulation 8 SL 78 of 2012\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Control and discipline 8. (1) The responsible authority of a voluntary home shall only apply those disciplinary measures within the home as are approved by the Department. (2) The following acts shall not be practised in a voluntary home \u2014 (a) corporal punishment; (b) any deprivation of food or drink; (c) any restriction on visits to or by any child unless it is in the best interest of the child; (d) any restriction on or delay in communications by telephone or post with \u2014 (i) his parents, unless it is in the best interest of the child; (ii) any person who has parental responsibility for him, unless it is in the best interest of the child; (iii) his relatives or friends, unless it is in the best interest of the child; (iv) his attorney-at-law; (v) his guardian ad litem; (vi) any independent person appointed for the child pursuant to the Representation Procedure (Children) Regulations, 2012; (vii) any visitor appointed for the child in accordance with paragraph 14(7) of Schedule 2 to the Law; or (viii) any social worker assigned to the child by the Department; (e) any requirement that a child wear inappropriate clothes; (f) the deprivation of any form of health care or medication; (g) the intentional deprivation of sleep; and (h) any intimate physical examination of a child by any person other than a registered medical practitioner. (3) Where disciplinary action has been taken against a child in a voluntary home, the responsible authority shall, within twenty-four hours of the action, record or cause to be recorded in writing full particulars of the disciplinary action taken. (4) The particulars referred to in paragraph (3) shall include \u2014 (a) the date on which the action was taken; (b) the reasons for the action; (c) the name of the child against whom the action was taken; and (d) the name of the person who enforced the action. Regulation 9 SL 78 of 2012\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Storage of medicinal products 9. (1) Subject to paragraph (3), the responsible authority shall store or cause to be stored in a secure place any medicinal product which is kept in the home so as to prevent any child accommodated in the home from having access to it otherwise than under the supervision of a member of staff of the home. (2) Subject to paragraph (3), all medicinal products shall be administered by a member of staff of the voluntary home acting on instructions received from, a registered nurse or registered medical practitioner, or by the registered nurse or registered medical practitioner. (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a medicinal product which \u2014 (a) is stored by the child for whom it is provided in such a way that others are denied access to it; and (b) may safely be self-administered by that child.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Employment and education of older children 10. The responsible authority shall assist with the making of arrangements for a child to pursue tertiary education, advanced training or gainful employment, where that child has attained the age where the responsible authority is no longer required to provide compulsory full-time education.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Religious observance 11. The responsible authority shall enable each child accommodated in a voluntary home, insofar as it is practicable, to attend the services of, to receive instruction in, and to observe any requirement of the religious persuasion to which he belongs.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Food provided for child and cooking facilities 12. (1) The responsible authority shall ensure that a child accommodated in a voluntary home is provided with food which is properly prepared, nutritious and provided in adequate quantities to meet the needs of the child. (2) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, ensure that any special dietary need of a child accommodated in the home is satisfied. (3) The responsible authority shall provide within a home \u2014 (a) suitable and sufficient catering equipment, crockery and cutlery; (b) proper facilities for the refrigeration and storage of food; and (c) insofar as it is practicable, adequate facilities to allow children the option to prepare their own food.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Regulation 13 SL 78 of 2012 Purchase of clothes 13. (1) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, enable each child accommodated in the home to purchase clothes according to his needs. (2) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, purchase clothes to meet the needs of a child, where that child, his parent or guardian is unable to purchase the clothes. 14. Fire precautions 14. (1) The responsible authority shall ensure, before any child is accommodated in a voluntary home and whenever there is a change in particulars during the period that the child is accommodated, that the Chief Fire Officer is notified in writing of the following particulars \u2014 (a) the location of the home; (b) the number of children accommodated or to be accommodated in the home; (c) the age range of the children accommodated or to be accommodated in the home; and (d) whether any child accommodated or to be accommodated in the home suffers from a physical or mental disability. (2) The responsible authority shall ensure that in respect of the home, adequate \u2014 (a) precautions are taken against the risk of fire; (b) means of escape in the event of fire are provided; (c) arrangements are made for detecting, containing and extinguishing a fire; (d) arrangements are made for warning of an outbreak of a fire and for evacuation in the event of a fire; and (e) fire fighting equipment is available. (3) The responsible authority shall ensure that arrangements are made to familiarise the staff working and children accommodated in the home with the procedure to be followed in the event of a fire. (4) The arrangements referred to in paragraph (3) shall include the evacuation procedure from the home, techniques of resuscitation and life saving methods. (5) The responsible authority shall establish a reporting system to ensure that reports on any outbreak of fire requiring an evacuation of children accommodated in the home is forwarded to it immediately. Regulation 15 SL 78 of 2012 PART III - ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Confidential records in relation to children in voluntary homes 15. (1) The responsible authority shall arrange for the keeping in each voluntary home, of a record in permanent form on each child accommodated and which shall insofar as it is practicable include the information specified in Schedule 2. (2) The responsible authority shall keep the record mentioned in paragraph (1) securely and shall treat it as confidential subject only to \u2014 (a) any provision under or by virtue of any Law under which access may be obtained or given to records and information concerning a child; or (b) any court order, in respect of access to records and information concerning a child. (3) The responsible authority shall retain the records mentioned in paragraph (1) for at least seventy-five years from the date of birth of the child to whom they relate or if the child dies before attaining the age of eighteen, for a period of fifteen years from the date of his death.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Access by guardians ad litem to records 16. The responsible authority shall, if requested, provide a guardian ad litem of a child with \u2014 (a) access to all the records relating to the child in accordance with these Regulations; and (b) copies of the records. 17. Other records with respect to voluntary homes 17. (1) The responsible authority shall keep in each voluntary home the records specified in Schedule 3 and shall ensure that the details of the records are kept current. (2) The records referred to in paragraph (1) shall be retained for at least fifteen years, except for records of menus which shall be kept only for one year.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Availability of Regulations 18. The responsible authority shall keep a copy of these Regulations in the voluntary home and make it available to \u2014 (a) all staff; (b) every child accommodated in the home; (c) the parents or guardians of any child accommodated in the home; and (d) any person with parental responsibility for a child accommodated in the home. Regulation 19 SL 78 of 2012\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Notification of significant events 19. (1) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, immediately give notification of any of the events mentioned in paragraph (2) to \u2014 (a) the parents of any child concerned; (b) the Department; (c) any person who has parental responsibility for a child in the home; (d) any other person who has undertaken to meet any fees or expenses incurred in accommodating any child concerned at the home; and (e) in respect of the event mentioned in paragraph (2)(c), a police officer. (2) The events referred to in paragraph (1) are \u2014 (a) the death of a child accommodated at the home; (b) any conduct on the part of a member of staff of the home which, in the opinion of the Department is not, or as the case may be, would not be appropriate for a person employed in work involving children; (c) the suffering of serious harm by a child accommodated at the home; (d) any serious accident involving a child accommodated at the home; (e) any serious illness of a child accommodated at the home; and (f) the outbreak in the home of any notifiable infectious disease to which the Public Health Law (2002 Revision) or regulations made under that Law applies. (3) Any notification given with respect to the death of a child shall contain all available details as to the circumstances.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Absence of a child without authority 20. (1) The responsible authority shall stipulate and cause to be recorded in writing the procedure to be followed when any child accommodated in a voluntary home leaves the facility without permission. (2) The responsible authority shall ensure that the procedure mentioned in paragraph (1) is brought to the attention of the children accommodated in the home and to all staff members in the home.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Absence of the person in charge 21. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person in charge of a voluntary home who proposes to be absent from the home for a continuous period of four weeks or more shall give written notice of that intention to the Department and the responsible authority at least four weeks before commencement of his absence. (2) The Department may accept a shorter notice, where the circumstances make it impracticable to provide the period of notice mentioned in paragraph (1). Regulation 22 SL 78 of 2012 (3) Where paragraph (1) applies, the person in charge of a voluntary home shall inform the Department and the responsible authority at least seven days before the beginning of the absence of \u2014 (a) its occurrence and anticipated duration; (b) the reason for it; (c) the number of children accommodated in the home when the information is given; (d) the arrangements which have been made for the supervision of the home; and (e) the name, address and qualifications of the person who will be in charge of the home. (4) The responsible authority shall notify the Department within seven days of the return of the person in charge or the appointment of some other person in his place. (5) If, in the case of a voluntary home, the person in charge is also the responsible authority, anything required to be done by or to the responsible authority shall be done by or to, as the case may require, the person for the time being in charge of the home. 22. Accountability and visiting on behalf of responsible authority 22. (1) If the responsible authority of a voluntary home is an individual but is not the person in charge of the home, that responsible authority shall visit the home once a month, or cause some other person to do so on his behalf and to report to him in writing on the management of the home. (2) If the responsible authority of a voluntary home is a body of persons whether incorporated or not, the directors, or other persons responsible for the conduct of the body, shall cause one of their number to visit the home once a month and to report to them in writing on the management of the home. PART IV - REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Application for registration of voluntary homes 23. An application for registration under paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Law shall be \u2014 (a) made in writing to the Governor in Cabinet; and (b) accompanied by the particulars specified in Schedule 4. Regulation 24 SL 78 of 2012\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Change of person in charge 24. The responsible authority shall give at least one month\u2019s prior notice in writing to the Governor in Cabinet of any change of the person in charge of or carrying on a voluntary home or of the premises used by such home and the notice shall contain the particulars mentioned in Schedule 5. 25. Disqualification from operating a voluntary home 25. A voluntary organisation is disqualified from providing a voluntary home for children if any of the following provisions of this regulation apply to it \u2014 (a) the following orders have been made at any time with respect to a child so as to remove the child from the voluntary home \u2014 (i) an order under section 33(1)(b) of the Law; or (ii) any interim order under section 40 of the Law; (b) an order has been made at any time, for the purposes of removing a child who was being kept, or was about to be received, by the voluntary home, under the Adoption of Children Law (2003 Revision); (c) a member of the voluntary organisation has been convicted of an offence within the period of five years immediately preceding a proposal to establish a voluntary home; (d) a member of the voluntary organisation is excluded from the application of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Law (1998 Revision); (e) a member of the voluntary organisation is a person who carried on, or was otherwise concerned with the management of, or had any financial interest in, a voluntary home which was removed from the register under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 to the Law; or (f) a member of the voluntary organisation is a person who carried on or was otherwise concerned with the management of or had financial interest in a registered children\u2019s home and that home was removed from the register under paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Law. PART V - VISITS BY THE DEPARTMENT\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_26\", \"num\": \"26.\", \"text\": \"Circumstances necessitating a visit by the Department 26. (1) The Department shall arrange for one of its officers to visit every child who is accommodated in a registered voluntary home in any of the following circumstances and within the periods specified \u2014 (a) where the responsible authority makes representations to the Department that there are circumstances relating to the child which may require a visit, within fourteen days of receipt of those representations; and Regulation 27 SL 78 of 2012 (b) when it is informed that the welfare of a child is not safeguarded or promoted, within seven days of being so informed. (2) The Department, on receiving a notification under paragraph (1), shall determine whether the accommodation provided by the voluntary home is in the best interest of the child.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_27\", \"num\": \"27.\", \"text\": \"Further visits 27. (1) After a first visit has been made under regulation 26, the Department shall arrange for such further visits to the child by one of its officers as appears to it to be necessary, whether in the light of a change of circumstances or not; and shall in any event arrange for the further visits provided for by paragraphs (2) and (3). (2) The Department shall, within six months of the first visit, arrange for a further visit by one of its officers where the first visit was made in the circumstances specified in regulation 26(1)(a) and it is satisfied following that first visit that the child\u2019s welfare is being safeguarded and promoted. (3) Where the Department is not satisfied following the first visit that the child\u2019s welfare is being safeguarded and promoted but has decided that the child should continue to reside in the same accommodation, it shall arrange for a further visit by one of its officers within twenty-eight days of the first visit. 28. Requirements for visits 28. (1) The Department shall ensure that, in the course of visits to which regulations 26 and 27 refer, its officer \u2014 (a) sees the child alone, unless the officer considers it unnecessary; (b) reads all relevant case papers and records concerning the child kept by the responsible authority and makes copies of the originals, signs and dates them to indicate they have been seen by him; and (c) makes a written report of his visit, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the responsible authority. (2) The responsible authority shall provide suitable accommodation for a visit made under regulation 26 or 27. PART VI - NOTIFICATION OF PARTICULARS 29. Notification of particulars with respect to voluntary homes 29. The particulars set out in Schedule 6 are hereby prescribed as the particulars with respect to a voluntary home for the purpose of \u2014 (a) paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 5 to the Law; and Regulation 29 SL 78 of 2012 (b) paragraph 6(2) and (3) of Schedule 5 to the Law. SCHEDULE 1 SL 78 of 2012 SCHEDULE 1 (Regulations  4 and 5(2)) STATEMENT TO BE KEPT RELATING TO VOLUNTARY HOMES PART I Particulars to be included in statement 1. The purpose for which the voluntary home is established and the objectives to be attained with regard to children accommodated in the home. 2. The name and address of the person in charge of the voluntary home. 3. The following details about the children for whom it is intended that accommodation should be provided- (a) age range; (b) sex; and (c) the number of children. 4. Whether a child is selected by reference to criteria other than age or sex and if so, those criteria. 5. The organisational structure of the voluntary home. 6. The number of staff employed in the voluntary home. 7. The qualification and experience of the persons in charge of the voluntary home, including all staff members. 8. The facilities and services to be provided within the voluntary home. 9. The arrangements made to protect and promote the health of the children. 10. The fire precautions and associated emergency procedures. 11. The arrangements made for religious observance by any child. 12. The arrangements made for contact between a child and his parents, a person who has parental responsibility for the child, relatives or friends. 13. The disciplinary measures in place. 14. The procedure for dealing with any unauthorised absence of a child from the home. 15. The arrangements for dealing with complaints against persons in the home. 16. The arrangements for the education of any child in the home. 17. The arrangements for continuing staff training and development. 18. The organisational structure of the home. SCHEDULE 1 SL 78 of 2012 19. The ratio of children accommodated to staff employed. 20. The arrangements for dealing with reviews of the case of every child pursuant to section 28 of the Law. PART II Persons to whom statement is to be made available for inspection 1. The person in charge of the voluntary home. 2. The staff of the voluntary home. 3. The children accommodated in the voluntary home. 4. The parent of any child accommodated in the voluntary home. 5. Any person who is not a parent of a child accommodated in the voluntary home, but who has parental responsibility for such a child. 6. The Department. SCHEDULE 2 SL 78 of 2012 SCHEDULE 2 (Regulation 15(1)) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS CONCERNING CHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY HOMES 1. The child\u2019s name and any name by which the child has previously been known other than a name used by the child prior to adoption. 2. The child\u2019s sex and date of birth. 3. The child\u2019s religious persuasion, if any. 4. A description of the child\u2019s racial origin, cultural and linguistic background. 5. The living arrangements of the child before being placed in the voluntary home. 6. The person under whose authority the child is provided with care and accommodation in the home and any Law which authorises its provision. 7. The name, address, telephone number and the religious persuasion, if any, of- (a) the child\u2019s parents; and (b) any person who has parental responsibility for the child. 8. The name, address and telephone number of any social worker assigned to the child by the Department. 9. The date and circumstances of any absence of the child from the home. 10. The date and circumstances of any visit to the child whilst in the home by any of the persons referred to in regulation 8(2)(d). 11. A copy of any statement of special educational needs maintained in relation to the child. 12. The name and address of any educational institution attended by the child and of any employer of the child. 13. Every school report received by the child while accommodated in the home. 14. The date and circumstances of any disciplinary measures imposed against the child. 15. Any special dietary or health needs of the child. 16. Arrangements for, including any restrictions on, contact between the child and- (a) his parents; or (b) any person who has parental responsibility for him. 17. The date and result of any review of the child\u2019s case. 18. The name and address of the medical practitioner with whom the child is registered. 19. Details of any accident involving the child. SCHEDULE 2 SL 78 of 2012 20. Details of any immunisation, illness, allergy or medical examination of the child and of any dental need of the child. 21. Details of any health examination or development test conducted with respect to the child at or in connection with his school. 22. Details of all medicinal products taken by the child while in the home and by whom they were administered, including those which the child is permitted to administer to himself. 23. The date on which- (a) any money or valuables are deposited by or on behalf of a child for safekeeping; (b) such money is withdrawn; and (c) any valuables are returned. 24. The arrangements for accommodation of the child when his accommodation in the voluntary home ceases. SCHEDULE 3 SL 78 of 2012 SCHEDULE 3 (Regulation 17(1)) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN OTHER CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS CONCERNING CHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY HOMES 1. A record showing- (a) the date on which each child was first accommodated in the voluntary home; (b) the date on which each child ceased to be accommodated in the voluntary home; (c) where each child came from before he commenced occupancy of the voluntary home; (d) the new accommodation of each child who has ceased to be accommodated in the voluntary home; (e) the identity of the person, authority or organisation responsible for the child being placed in the voluntary home; and (f) which, if any, child accommodated in the voluntary home was being looked after, or in the care of, any other home or facility providing child care. 2. A record showing- (a) the full name; (b) the sex; (c) the date of birth; (d) the qualifications relevant to and experience of work involving children, of every person who- (i) is employed at the voluntary home; (ii) works at the home; or (iii) is intended, by the responsible authority, to work at the  home. 3. A record of all persons resident at the voluntary home other than the persons mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Schedule and the children accommodated in the home. 4. A record of accidents occurring in the home. 5. A record of any medicinal product administered to any child in the home, including the date and circumstances of its administration and by whom it was administered, including medicinal products which the child is permitted to administer to himself. SCHEDULE 3 SL 78 of 2012 6. A record of every fire drill or fire alarm test conducted, with details of any deficiency in either the procedure or the equipment concerned, together with details of the steps taken to remedy that deficiency. 7. A record of all money deposited by a child for safekeeping, together with the date on which that money was withdrawn, or the date of its deposit. 8. A record of all valuables deposited by a child and the date of return. 9. Records of all accounts kept in the voluntary home. 10. A record of menus. 11. A record of every disciplinary measure imposed, giving the information required by regulation 8. 12. Records of duty rosters. 13. A daily log of events occurring in the home, including the names of visitors of any child accommodated in the home. SCHEDULE 4 SL 78 of 2012 SCHEDULE 4 (Regulation 23(b)) PARTICULARS TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES 1. The name of the voluntary organisation making the application. 2. The address and telephone number of the registered office or principal office of the voluntary organisation. 3. The names and addresses of the chairman and secretary of, or any other person responsible for the management of the organisation, their dates of birth and, if the Governor in Cabinet has requested, their qualifications and experience in running a home. 4. The name, address and telephone number of premises in respect of which registration is sought. 5. The name and address of any other home in respect of which the voluntary organisation has or at any time had a financial interest, and details of that interest. 6. A description of the premises and the area in which the premises are situated and details of any comments made by the health officer or environmental health officer for the area. 7. Particulars of the accommodation provided for residents in the home and for the employees and volunteers at the home. 8. The date on which the home was established or is to be established. 9. Particulars of any other business which is or will be carried on in or from the same premises as the home. 10. The name, sex, date of birth of the person in charge or intended to be in charge of the home and whether or not he resides or is to reside in the home, together with- (a) the name and address of each person by whom he is or has been employed in the past ten years; (b) the names and addresses of two persons, in addition to those referred to in sub-paragraph (a) who are willing and able to give a reference as to his suitability to be in charge of a home; and (c) particulars of his health and an undertaking to provide a report by a registered medical practitioner where the Department considers it necessary. 11. The number and sex of every person working or whom it is proposed should work in the home with particulars of- (a) whether they are or will be resident; SCHEDULE 4 SL 78 of 2012 (b) whether they are full-time or part-time, and, if part-time the number of hours for which they are or will be employed; (c) the positions they hold or will hold; and (d) any relevant qualifications. 12. Particulars of the equipment, facilities and services provided or to be provided in the home, and any special arrangements or services for any particular category of children. 13. The arrangements for the storage and administration of medicinal products. 14. The arrangements for medical and dental examinations and treatment. 15. The scale of charges payable in respect of residents. 16. The arrangements for the education of the children and what contact there is with the education department. 17. The arrangements for continuing staff training and development. 18. The organisational structure of the home. 19. The ratio of children accommodated to staff employed. 20. Particulars of any children in residence, including their name, sex, date of birth, and details of who was responsible for their placement in the home. 21. Particulars of any prospectus or advertisement relating to the home. 22. The particulars set out in Part I of Schedule 1. SCHEDULE 5 SL 78 of 2012 SCHEDULE 5 (Regulation 24) PARTICULARS OF CHANGE OF IDENTITY OF PROPOSED PERSON IN CHARGE OF A VOLUNTARY HOME 1. The name, date of birth, address and telephone number of the proposed person. 2. The qualifications and experience held by the proposed person which are relevant to his suitability to carry on the registered voluntary home. 3. The names and addresses of any person by whom the proposed person is, or has at any time in the preceding ten years been, employed. 4. The names and addresses of two persons, in addition to those referred to in paragraph 3, who are willing and able to give a reference as to the suitability of the proposed person to be in charge of a voluntary home. 5. A report, where the Department considers it necessary, by a registered medical practitioner as to the physical and mental health of the proposed person in charge. 6. A police record on the proposed person covering the last ten years or such longer period as the Department may determine. SCHEDULE 6 SL 78 of 2012 SCHEDULE 6 (Regulation 29) PARTICULARS RELATING TO VOLUNTARY HOMES 1. The name, address and telephone number of the home. 2. The name and date of birth of the person in charge of the home. 3. The name, address and telephone number of the organisation or person carrying on the home. 4. The name and address of the chairman and secretary. 5. The maximum number of children who can be accommodated at one time in the home. 6. The criteria, if any, for admission to the home. 7. The religious persuasion or persuasions, if any, in which the home undertakes to bring up the children. 8. The weekly charge made in respect of each child accommodated in the home. 9. The date when the home was or is to be inspected by the environmental department, public health authority or fire department. 10. The details and number of staff employed by the voluntary organisation by reference to care staff, ancillary staff, full-time and part-time, and including volunteers who work in the home. 11. The number of children accommodated in the home at the time the particulars were sent, giving- (a) the total number; (b) the number receiving full-time education or vocational training at the home; (c) the number receiving full-time education or vocational training outside the home; (d) the number who are in full-time employment outside the home, and giving the number by reference to sex and age bands of one to four, five to nine, ten to fifteen, and sixteen years of age and over. SCHEDULE 6 SL 78 of 2012 Made in Cabinet on the 28th day of August, 2012. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet. Laid in the Legislative Assembly on the 5th day of November, 2012,  in accordance with section 95(2) of the Children Law, 2003. 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REGULATIONS, 2012\n(SL 78 of 2012)\nArrangement of Regulations\nRegulation\nPage\nPART I - PRELIMINARY\n1.\nCitation ......................................................................................................................................5\n2.\nDefinitions ..................................................................................................................................5\n3.\nApplication of Regulations .........................................................................................................6\nPART II - CONDUCT OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\n4.\nStatement of purpose and function of voluntary homes ..............................................................6\n5.\nStaffing of voluntary homes .......................................................................................................6\n6.\nAccommodation for individual child\u2019s needs ...............................................................................7\n7.\nProvision of adequate conveniences ..........................................................................................7\n8.\nControl and discipline ................................................................................................................8\n9.\nStorage of medicinal products ....................................................................................................9\n10.\nEmployment and education of older children..............................................................................9\n11.\nReligious observance ................................................................................................................9\n12.\nFood provided for child and cooking facilities .............................................................................9\n13.\nPurchase of clothes ...................................................................................................................9\n14.\nFire precautions ....................................................................................................................... 10\nPART III - ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\n15.\nConfidential records in relation to children in voluntary homes ................................................. 11\n16.\nAccess by guardians ad litem to records .................................................................................. 11\n17.\nOther records with respect to voluntary homes ........................................................................ 11\n\nArrangement of Regulations\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 4\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n18.\nAvailability of Regulations ........................................................................................................ 11\n19.\nNotification of significant events ............................................................................................... 12\n20.\nAbsence of a child without authority ......................................................................................... 12\n21.\nAbsence of the person in charge ............................................................................................. 12\n22.\nAccountability and visiting on behalf of responsible authority ................................................... 13\nPART IV - REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\n23.\nApplication for registration of voluntary homes ......................................................................... 13\n24.\nChange of person in charge ..................................................................................................... 14\n25.\nDisqualification from operating a voluntary home ..................................................................... 14\nPART V - VISITS BY THE DEPARTMENT\n26.\nCircumstances necessitating a visit by the Department ........................................................... 14\n27.\nFurther visits ............................................................................................................................ 15\n28.\nRequirements for visits ............................................................................................................ 15\nPART VI - NOTIFICATION OF PARTICULARS\n29.\nNotification of particulars with respect to voluntary homes ....................................................... 15\nSCHEDULE 1\n17\nSTATEMENT TO BE KEPT RELATING TO VOLUNTARY HOMES\n17\nParticulars to be included in statement .............................................................................................. 17\nPersons to whom statement is to be made available for inspection ................................................... 18\nSCHEDULE 2\n19\nINFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS CONCERNING\nCHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY HOMES\n19\nSCHEDULE 3\n21\nINFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN OTHER CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS CONCERNING\nCHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY HOMES\n21\nSCHEDULE 4\n23\nPARTICULARS TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY\nHOMES\n23\nSCHEDULE 5\n25\nPARTICULARS OF CHANGE OF IDENTITY OF PROPOSED PERSON IN CHARGE OF A\nVOLUNTARY HOME\n25\nSCHEDULE 6\n26\nPARTICULARS RELATING TO VOLUNTARY HOMES\n26\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nRegulation 1\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nChildren Law, 2003\nVOLUNTARY HOMES REGULATIONS, 2012\n(SL 78 of 2012)\nThe Governor in Cabinet, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(3)(e) and\n63(3) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Children Law, 2003, hereby makes\nthe following Regulations \u2014\nPART I - PRELIMINARY\n1.\nCitation\n1.\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Voluntary Homes Regulations, 2012.\n2.\nDefinitions\n2.\nIn these Regulations \u2014\n\u201cLaw\u201d means the Children Law, 2003;\n\u201cmedicinal product\u201d means any substance, article or device (including any\ninstrument, apparatus or appliance) which is manufactured, sold, supplied or\nimported for use wholly or mainly in either or both of the following ways \u2014\n(a)\nuse by being administered to one or more human beings for a medicinal\npurpose;\n(b) use as an ingredient in the preparation of a substance, article or device\nwhich is being administered to one or more human beings for a medicinal\npurpose;\n\u201cperson in charge\u201d means the person appointed by the responsible authority\nas the person in charge of the management of a voluntary home;\n\nRegulation 3\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 6\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n\u201cregistered medical practitioner\u201d means a person registered under the\nHealth Practice Law (2005 Revision);\n\u201cregistered nurse\u201d means a person registered under the Health Practice Law\n(2005 Revision);\n\u201cresponsible authority\u201d means the voluntary organisation which is carrying\non the voluntary home; and\n\u201cvoluntary home\u201d has the meaning given by section 61(3) of the Law, and the\nexpression \u201chome\u201d shall be construed accordingly.\n3.\nApplication of Regulations\n3.\n(1) These Regulations shall not apply to premises used only to accommodate\nchildren for the purpose of a holiday for periods of less than twenty-eight days\nat a time in the case of any one child.\n(2) Subject to section 64(11) and Schedule 7 to the Law, any home in which a\nchild is cared for and accommodated by a person who \u2014\n(a)\nis an approved department foster parent in relation to the child;\n(b) is a foster parent with whom the child has been placed by the\nDepartment; or\n(c)\nfosters the child privately,\nis, so far as the provision of care and accommodation for that child is\nconcerned, exempt from the definition of a \u201cvoluntary home\u201d in section 61(3)\nof the Law.\nPART II - CONDUCT OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\n4.\nStatement of purpose and function of voluntary homes\n4.\n(1) The responsible authority shall, within three months of the coming into force\nof these Regulations, compile, maintain and keep up to date, a written\nstatement of the particulars mentioned in Part I of Schedule 1 relating to a\nvoluntary home.\n(2) The statement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made available for\ninspection by the persons referred to in Part II of Schedule 1, in addition to any\nother person who has a right under the Law to inspect this statement.\n5.\nStaffing of voluntary homes\n5.\n(1) The responsible authority shall ensure that the number of staff in a voluntary\nhome and their experience and qualifications are adequate to ensure that the\nwelfare of the children in the voluntary home is safeguarded and promoted at\nall times.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nRegulation 6\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 7\n\n(2) The responsible authority shall ensure that the particulars specified in Part I of\nSchedule 1 are brought to the notice of all staff in the home.\n6.\nAccommodation for individual child\u2019s needs\n6.\n(1) The responsible authority shall ensure that, insofar as is it is practicable, each\nchild in a voluntary home is provided with an area within the home which is\nsuitable for his needs.\n(2) The area referred to in paragraph (1) shall be equipped with \u2014\n(a)\nall the appropriate furnishings that would make the home habitable; and\n(b) facilities that meet the needs of a child who is suffering from a physical\nor mental disability.\n7.\nProvision of adequate conveniences\n7.\n(1) The responsible authority shall ensure that the home is provided with wash\nbasins, hot and cold water, showers and toilets.\n(2) The responsible authority shall ensure that all parts of the home are \u2014\n(a)\nadequately lit and ventilated;\n(b) kept in good structural repair;\n(c)\nkept sanitary; and\n(d) reasonably decorated and maintained.\n(3) The responsible authority shall provide adequate facilities in the home for a\nchild to meet privately with \u2014\n(a)\nhis parents;\n(b) any person who has parental responsibility for him;\n(c)\nhis relatives or friends;\n(d) his attorney-at-law;\n(e)\nhis guardian ad litem;\n(f)\nany independent person appointed for the child pursuant to\nRepresentation Procedure (Children) Regulations, 2012;\n(g) any visitor appointed for the child in accordance with paragraph 14(7) of\nSchedule 2 to the Law; and\n(h) any person authorised in accordance with section 80(2) of the Law to\nconduct an inspection of the voluntary home.\n(4) The responsible authority shall provide the children with adequate laundry\nfacilities and other grooming conveniences.\n(5) The responsible authority shall provide adequate private telephone facilities\nfor the use of the children in the home in accordance with the policies of\nthe home.\n\nRegulation 8\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 8\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n8.\nControl and discipline\n8.\n(1) The responsible authority of a voluntary home shall only apply those\ndisciplinary measures within the home as are approved by the Department.\n(2) The following acts shall not be practised in a voluntary home \u2014\n(a)\ncorporal punishment;\n(b) any deprivation of food or drink;\n(c)\nany restriction on visits to or by any child unless it is in the best interest\nof the child;\n(d) any restriction on or delay in communications by telephone or\npost with \u2014\n(i)\nhis parents, unless it is in the best interest of the child;\n(ii) any person who has parental responsibility for him, unless it is in\nthe best interest of the child;\n(iii) his relatives or friends, unless it is in the best interest of the child;\n(iv) his attorney-at-law;\n(v) his guardian ad litem;\n(vi) any independent person appointed for the child pursuant to the\nRepresentation Procedure (Children) Regulations, 2012;\n(vii) any visitor appointed for the child in accordance with paragraph\n14(7) of Schedule 2 to the Law; or\n(viii) any social worker assigned to the child by the Department;\n(e)\nany requirement that a child wear inappropriate clothes;\n(f)\nthe deprivation of any form of health care or medication;\n(g) the intentional deprivation of sleep; and\n(h) any intimate physical examination of a child by any person other than a\nregistered medical practitioner.\n(3) Where disciplinary action has been taken against a child in a voluntary home,\nthe responsible authority shall, within twenty-four hours of the action, record\nor cause to be recorded in writing full particulars of the disciplinary action\ntaken.\n(4) The particulars referred to in paragraph (3) shall include \u2014\n(a)\nthe date on which the action was taken;\n(b) the reasons for the action;\n(c)\nthe name of the child against whom the action was taken; and\n(d) the name of the person who enforced the action.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nRegulation 9\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 9\n\n9.\nStorage of medicinal products\n9.\n(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the responsible authority shall store or cause to be\nstored in a secure place any medicinal product which is kept in the home so as\nto prevent any child accommodated in the home from having access to it\notherwise than under the supervision of a member of staff of the home.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3), all medicinal products shall be administered by a\nmember of staff of the voluntary home acting on instructions received from, a\nregistered nurse or registered medical practitioner, or by the registered nurse or\nregistered medical practitioner.\n(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a medicinal product which \u2014\n(a)\nis stored by the child for whom it is provided in such a way that others\nare denied access to it; and\n(b) may safely be self-administered by that child.\n10.\nEmployment and education of older children\n10. The responsible authority shall assist with the making of arrangements for a child to\npursue tertiary education, advanced training or gainful employment, where that\nchild has attained the age where the responsible authority is no longer required to\nprovide compulsory full-time education.\n11.\nReligious observance\n11. The responsible authority shall enable each child accommodated in a voluntary\nhome, insofar as it is practicable, to attend the services of, to receive instruction in,\nand to observe any requirement of the religious persuasion to which he belongs.\n12.\nFood provided for child and cooking facilities\n12. (1) The responsible authority shall ensure that a child accommodated in a\nvoluntary home is provided with food which is properly prepared, nutritious\nand provided in adequate quantities to meet the needs of the child.\n(2) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, ensure that any\nspecial dietary need of a child accommodated in the home is satisfied.\n(3) The responsible authority shall provide within a home \u2014\n(a)\nsuitable and sufficient catering equipment, crockery and cutlery;\n(b) proper facilities for the refrigeration and storage of food; and\n(c)\ninsofar as it is practicable, adequate facilities to allow children the option\nto prepare their own food.\n13.\n\nRegulation 13\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 10\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\nPurchase of clothes\n13. (1) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, enable each child\naccommodated in the home to purchase clothes according to his needs.\n(2) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, purchase clothes to\nmeet the needs of a child, where that child, his parent or guardian is unable to\npurchase the clothes.\n14.\nFire precautions\n14. (1) The responsible authority shall ensure, before any child is accommodated in a\nvoluntary home and whenever there is a change in particulars during the\nperiod that the child is accommodated, that the Chief Fire Officer is notified in\nwriting of the following particulars \u2014\n(a)\nthe location of the home;\n(b) the number of children accommodated or to be accommodated in\nthe home;\n(c)\nthe age range of the children accommodated or to be accommodated in\nthe home; and\n(d) whether any child accommodated or to be accommodated in the home\nsuffers from a physical or mental disability.\n(2) The responsible authority shall ensure that in respect of the home, adequate \u2014\n(a)\nprecautions are taken against the risk of fire;\n(b) means of escape in the event of fire are provided;\n(c)\narrangements are made for detecting, containing and extinguishing a fire;\n(d) arrangements are made for warning of an outbreak of a fire and for\nevacuation in the event of a fire; and\n(e)\nfire fighting equipment is available.\n(3) The responsible authority shall ensure that arrangements are made to\nfamiliarise the staff working and children accommodated in the home with the\nprocedure to be followed in the event of a fire.\n(4) The arrangements referred to in paragraph (3) shall include the evacuation\nprocedure from the home, techniques of resuscitation and life saving methods.\n(5) The responsible authority shall establish a reporting system to ensure that\nreports on any outbreak of fire requiring an evacuation of children\naccommodated in the home is forwarded to it immediately.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nRegulation 15\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 11\n\nPART III - ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\n15.\nConfidential records in relation to children in voluntary homes\n15. (1) The responsible authority shall arrange for the keeping in each voluntary\nhome, of a record in permanent form on each child accommodated and which\nshall insofar as it is practicable include the information specified in\nSchedule 2.\n(2) The responsible authority shall keep the record mentioned in paragraph (1)\nsecurely and shall treat it as confidential subject only to \u2014\n(a)\nany provision under or by virtue of any Law under which access may be\nobtained or given to records and information concerning a child; or\n(b) any court order, in respect of access to records and information\nconcerning a child.\n(3) The responsible authority shall retain the records mentioned in paragraph (1)\nfor at least seventy-five years from the date of birth of the child to whom they\nrelate or if the child dies before attaining the age of eighteen, for a period of\nfifteen years from the date of his death.\n16.\nAccess by guardians ad litem to records\n16. The responsible authority shall, if requested, provide a guardian ad litem of a\nchild with \u2014\n(a)\naccess to all the records relating to the child in accordance with these\nRegulations; and\n(b) copies of the records.\n17.\nOther records with respect to voluntary homes\n17. (1) The responsible authority shall keep in each voluntary home the records\nspecified in Schedule 3 and shall ensure that the details of the records are kept\ncurrent.\n(2) The records referred to in paragraph (1) shall be retained for at least fifteen\nyears, except for records of menus which shall be kept only for one year.\n18.\nAvailability of Regulations\n18. The responsible authority shall keep a copy of these Regulations in the voluntary\nhome and make it available to \u2014\n(a)\nall staff;\n(b) every child accommodated in the home;\n(c)\nthe parents or guardians of any child accommodated in the home; and\n(d) any person with parental responsibility for a child accommodated in\nthe home.\n\nRegulation 19\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 12\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n19.\nNotification of significant events\n19. (1) The responsible authority shall, insofar as it is practicable, immediately give\nnotification of any of the events mentioned in paragraph (2) to \u2014\n(a)\nthe parents of any child concerned;\n(b) the Department;\n(c)\nany person who has parental responsibility for a child in the home;\n(d) any other person who has undertaken to meet any fees or expenses\nincurred in accommodating any child concerned at the home; and\n(e)\nin respect of the event mentioned in paragraph (2)(c), a police officer.\n(2) The events referred to in paragraph (1) are \u2014\n(a)\nthe death of a child accommodated at the home;\n(b) any conduct on the part of a member of staff of the home which, in the\nopinion of the Department is not, or as the case may be, would not be\nappropriate for a person employed in work involving children;\n(c)\nthe suffering of serious harm by a child accommodated at the home;\n(d) any serious accident involving a child accommodated at the home;\n(e)\nany serious illness of a child accommodated at the home; and\n(f)\nthe outbreak in the home of any notifiable infectious disease to which the\nPublic Health Law (2002 Revision) or regulations made under that Law\napplies.\n(3) Any notification given with respect to the death of a child shall contain all\navailable details as to the circumstances.\n20.\nAbsence of a child without authority\n20. (1) The responsible authority shall stipulate and cause to be recorded in writing\nthe procedure to be followed when any child accommodated in a voluntary\nhome leaves the facility without permission.\n(2) The responsible authority shall ensure that the procedure mentioned in\nparagraph (1) is brought to the attention of the children accommodated in the\nhome and to all staff members in the home.\n21.\nAbsence of the person in charge\n21. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person in charge of a voluntary home who proposes\nto be absent from the home for a continuous period of four weeks or more\nshall give written notice of that intention to the Department and the\nresponsible authority at least four weeks before commencement of his\nabsence.\n(2) The Department may accept a shorter notice, where the circumstances make it\nimpracticable to provide the period of notice mentioned in paragraph (1).\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nRegulation 22\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 13\n\n(3) Where paragraph (1) applies, the person in charge of a voluntary home shall\ninform the Department and the responsible authority at least seven days before\nthe beginning of the absence of \u2014\n(a)\nits occurrence and anticipated duration;\n(b) the reason for it;\n(c)\nthe number of children accommodated in the home when the information\nis given;\n(d) the arrangements which have been made for the supervision of the\nhome; and\n(e)\nthe name, address and qualifications of the person who will be in charge\nof the home.\n(4) The responsible authority shall notify the Department within seven days of the\nreturn of the person in charge or the appointment of some other person in his\nplace.\n(5) If, in the case of a voluntary home, the person in charge is also the responsible\nauthority, anything required to be done by or to the responsible authority shall\nbe done by or to, as the case may require, the person for the time being in\ncharge of the home.\n22.\nAccountability and visiting on behalf of responsible authority\n22. (1) If the responsible authority of a voluntary home is an individual but is not the\nperson in charge of the home, that responsible authority shall visit the home\nonce a month, or cause some other person to do so on his behalf and to report\nto him in writing on the management of the home.\n(2) If the responsible authority of a voluntary home is a body of persons whether\nincorporated or not, the directors, or other persons responsible for the conduct\nof the body, shall cause one of their number to visit the home once a month\nand to report to them in writing on the management of the home.\nPART IV - REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\n23.\nApplication for registration of voluntary homes\n23. An application for registration under paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Law\nshall be \u2014\n(a)\nmade in writing to the Governor in Cabinet; and\n(b) accompanied by the particulars specified in Schedule 4.\n\nRegulation 24\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 14\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n24.\nChange of person in charge\n24. The responsible authority shall give at least one month\u2019s prior notice in writing to\nthe Governor in Cabinet of any change of the person in charge of or carrying on a\nvoluntary home or of the premises used by such home and the notice shall contain\nthe particulars mentioned in Schedule 5.\n25.\nDisqualification from operating a voluntary home\n25. A voluntary organisation is disqualified from providing a voluntary home for\nchildren if any of the following provisions of this regulation apply to it \u2014\n(a)\nthe following orders have been made at any time with respect to a child\nso as to remove the child from the voluntary home \u2014\n(i)\nan order under section 33(1)(b) of the Law; or\n(ii) any interim order under section 40 of the Law;\n(b) an order has been made at any time, for the purposes of removing a child\nwho was being kept, or was about to be received, by the voluntary home,\nunder the Adoption of Children Law (2003 Revision);\n(c)\na member of the voluntary organisation has been convicted of an offence\nwithin the period of five years immediately preceding a proposal to\nestablish a voluntary home;\n(d) a member of the voluntary organisation is excluded from the application\nof the Rehabilitation of Offenders Law (1998 Revision);\n(e)\na member of the voluntary organisation is a person who carried on, or\nwas otherwise concerned with the management of, or had any financial\ninterest in, a voluntary home which was removed from the register under\nparagraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 to the Law; or\n(f)\na member of the voluntary organisation is a person who carried on or was\notherwise concerned with the management of or had financial interest in\na registered children\u2019s home and that home was removed from the\nregister under paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Law.\nPART V - VISITS BY THE DEPARTMENT\n26.\nCircumstances necessitating a visit by the Department\n26. (1) The Department shall arrange for one of its officers to visit every child who is\naccommodated in a registered voluntary home in any of the following\ncircumstances and within the periods specified \u2014\n(a)\nwhere the responsible authority makes representations to the Department\nthat there are circumstances relating to the child which may require a\nvisit, within fourteen days of receipt of those representations; and\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nRegulation 27\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 15\n\n(b) when it is informed that the welfare of a child is not safeguarded or\npromoted, within seven days of being so informed.\n(2) The Department, on receiving a notification under paragraph (1), shall\ndetermine whether the accommodation provided by the voluntary home is in\nthe best interest of the child.\n27.\nFurther visits\n27. (1) After a first visit has been made under regulation 26, the Department shall\narrange for such further visits to the child by one of its officers as appears to it\nto be necessary, whether in the light of a change of circumstances or not; and\nshall in any event arrange for the further visits provided for by paragraphs (2)\nand (3).\n(2) The Department shall, within six months of the first visit, arrange for a further\nvisit by one of its officers where the first visit was made in the circumstances\nspecified in regulation 26(1)(a) and it is satisfied following that first visit that\nthe child\u2019s welfare is being safeguarded and promoted.\n(3) Where the Department is not satisfied following the first visit that the child\u2019s\nwelfare is being safeguarded and promoted but has decided that the child\nshould continue to reside in the same accommodation, it shall arrange for a\nfurther visit by one of its officers within twenty-eight days of the first visit.\n28.\nRequirements for visits\n28. (1) The Department shall ensure that, in the course of visits to which\nregulations 26 and 27 refer, its officer \u2014\n(a)\nsees the child alone, unless the officer considers it unnecessary;\n(b) reads all relevant case papers and records concerning the child kept by\nthe responsible authority and makes copies of the originals, signs and\ndates them to indicate they have been seen by him; and\n(c)\nmakes a written report of his visit, a copy of which shall be forwarded to\nthe responsible authority.\n(2) The responsible authority shall provide suitable accommodation for a visit\nmade under regulation 26 or 27.\nPART VI - NOTIFICATION OF PARTICULARS\n29.\nNotification of particulars with respect to voluntary homes\n29. The particulars set out in Schedule 6 are hereby prescribed as the particulars with\nrespect to a voluntary home for the purpose of \u2014\n(a)\nparagraph 6(1) of Schedule 5 to the Law; and\n\nRegulation 29\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 16\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n(b) paragraph 6(2) and (3) of Schedule 5 to the Law.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nSCHEDULE 1\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 17\n\n SCHEDULE 1\n (Regulations  4 and 5(2))\nSTATEMENT TO BE KEPT RELATING TO VOLUNTARY HOMES\nPART I\nParticulars to be included in statement\n1.\nThe purpose for which the voluntary home is established and the objectives to be\nattained with regard to children accommodated in the home.\n2.\nThe name and address of the person in charge of the voluntary home.\n3.\nThe following details about the children for whom it is intended that\naccommodation should be provided-\n(a)\nage range;\n(b) sex; and\n(c)\nthe number of children.\n4.\nWhether a child is selected by reference to criteria other than age or sex and if so,\nthose criteria.\n5.\nThe organisational structure of the voluntary home.\n6.\nThe number of staff employed in the voluntary home.\n7.\nThe qualification and experience of the persons in charge of the voluntary home,\nincluding all staff members.\n8.\nThe facilities and services to be provided within the voluntary home.\n9.\nThe arrangements made to protect and promote the health of the children.\n10. The fire precautions and associated emergency procedures.\n11. The arrangements made for religious observance by any child.\n12. The arrangements made for contact between a child and his parents, a person who\nhas parental responsibility for the child, relatives or friends.\n13. The disciplinary measures in place.\n14. The procedure for dealing with any unauthorised absence of a child from the home.\n15. The arrangements for dealing with complaints against persons in the home.\n16. The arrangements for the education of any child in the home.\n17. The arrangements for continuing staff training and development.\n18. The organisational structure of the home.\n\nSCHEDULE 1\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 18\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n19. The ratio of children accommodated to staff employed.\n20. The arrangements for dealing with reviews of the case of every child pursuant to\nsection 28 of the Law.\nPART II\nPersons to whom statement is to be made available for inspection\n1.\nThe person in charge of the voluntary home.\n2.\nThe staff of the voluntary home.\n3.\nThe children accommodated in the voluntary home.\n4.\nThe parent of any child accommodated in the voluntary home.\n5.\nAny person who is not a parent of a child accommodated in the voluntary home, but\nwho has parental responsibility for such a child.\n6.\nThe Department.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nSCHEDULE 2\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 19\n\nSCHEDULE 2\n(Regulation 15(1))\nINFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS\nCONCERNING CHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY HOMES\n1.\nThe child\u2019s name and any name by which the child has previously been known\nother than a name used by the child prior to adoption.\n2.\nThe child\u2019s sex and date of birth.\n3.\nThe child\u2019s religious persuasion, if any.\n4.\nA description of the child\u2019s racial origin, cultural and linguistic background.\n5.\nThe living arrangements of the child before being placed in the voluntary home.\n6.\nThe person under whose authority the child is provided with care and\naccommodation in the home and any Law which authorises its provision.\n7.\nThe name, address, telephone number and the religious persuasion, if any, of-\n(a)\nthe child\u2019s parents; and\n(b) any person who has parental responsibility for the child.\n8.\nThe name, address and telephone number of any social worker assigned to the child\nby the Department.\n9.\nThe date and circumstances of any absence of the child from the home.\n10. The date and circumstances of any visit to the child whilst in the home by any of the\npersons referred to in regulation 8(2)(d).\n11. A copy of any statement of special educational needs maintained in relation to the\nchild.\n12. The name and address of any educational institution attended by the child and of\nany employer of the child.\n13. Every school report received by the child while accommodated in the home.\n14. The date and circumstances of any disciplinary measures imposed against the child.\n15. Any special dietary or health needs of the child.\n16. Arrangements for, including any restrictions on, contact between the child and-\n(a)\nhis parents; or\n(b) any person who has parental responsibility for him.\n17. The date and result of any review of the child\u2019s case.\n18. The name and address of the medical practitioner with whom the child is registered.\n19. Details of any accident involving the child.\n\nSCHEDULE 2\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 20\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n20. Details of any immunisation, illness, allergy or medical examination of the child\nand of any dental need of the child.\n21. Details of any health examination or development test conducted with respect to the\nchild at or in connection with his school.\n22. Details of all medicinal products taken by the child while in the home and by whom\nthey were administered, including those which the child is permitted to administer\nto himself.\n23. The date on which-\n(a)\nany money or valuables are deposited by or on behalf of a child for\nsafekeeping;\n(b) such money is withdrawn; and\n(c)\nany valuables are returned.\n24. The arrangements for accommodation of the child when his accommodation in the\nvoluntary home ceases.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nSCHEDULE 3\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 21\n\nSCHEDULE 3\n(Regulation 17(1))\nINFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN OTHER CONFIDENTIAL\nRECORDS CONCERNING CHILDREN IN VOLUNTARY HOMES\n1.\nA record showing-\n(a)\nthe date on which each child was first accommodated in the voluntary\nhome;\n(b) the date on which each child ceased to be accommodated in the voluntary\nhome;\n(c)\nwhere each child came from before he commenced occupancy of the\nvoluntary home;\n(d) the new accommodation of each child who has ceased to be\naccommodated in the voluntary home;\n(e)\nthe identity of the person, authority or organisation responsible for the\nchild being placed in the voluntary home; and\n(f)\nwhich, if any, child accommodated in the voluntary home was being\nlooked after, or in the care of, any other home or facility providing child\ncare.\n2.\nA record showing-\n(a)\nthe full name;\n(b) the sex;\n(c)\nthe date of birth;\n(d) the qualifications relevant to and experience of work involving children,\nof every person who-\n(i)\nis employed at the voluntary home;\n(ii) works at the home; or\n(iii) is intended, by the responsible authority, to work at the  home.\n3.\nA record of all persons resident at the voluntary home other than the persons\nmentioned in paragraph 2 of this Schedule and the children accommodated in the\nhome.\n4.\nA record of accidents occurring in the home.\n5.\nA record of any medicinal product administered to any child in the home, including\nthe date and circumstances of its administration and by whom it was administered,\nincluding medicinal products which the child is permitted to administer to himself.\n\nSCHEDULE 3\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 22\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n6.\nA record of every fire drill or fire alarm test conducted, with details of any\ndeficiency in either the procedure or the equipment concerned, together with details\nof the steps taken to remedy that deficiency.\n7.\nA record of all money deposited by a child for safekeeping, together with the date\non which that money was withdrawn, or the date of its deposit.\n8.\nA record of all valuables deposited by a child and the date of return.\n9.\nRecords of all accounts kept in the voluntary home.\n10. A record of menus.\n11. A record of every disciplinary measure imposed, giving the information required by\nregulation 8.\n12. Records of duty rosters.\n13. A daily log of events occurring in the home, including the names of visitors of any\nchild accommodated in the home.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nSCHEDULE 4\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 23\n\nSCHEDULE 4\n(Regulation 23(b))\nPARTICULARS TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATIONS FOR\nREGISTRATION OF VOLUNTARY HOMES\n1.\nThe name of the voluntary organisation making the application.\n2.\nThe address and telephone number of the registered office or principal office of the\nvoluntary organisation.\n3.\nThe names and addresses of the chairman and secretary of, or any other person\nresponsible for the management of the organisation, their dates of birth and, if the\nGovernor in Cabinet has requested, their qualifications and experience in running a\nhome.\n4.\nThe name, address and telephone number of premises in respect of which\nregistration is sought.\n5.\nThe name and address of any other home in respect of which the voluntary\norganisation has or at any time had a financial interest, and details of that interest.\n6.\nA description of the premises and the area in which the premises are situated and\ndetails of any comments made by the health officer or environmental health officer\nfor the area.\n7.\nParticulars of the accommodation provided for residents in the home and for the\nemployees and volunteers at the home.\n8.\nThe date on which the home was established or is to be established.\n9.\nParticulars of any other business which is or will be carried on in or from the same\npremises as the home.\n10. The name, sex, date of birth of the person in charge or intended to be in charge of\nthe home and whether or not he resides or is to reside in the home, together with-\n(a)\nthe name and address of each person by whom he is or has been\nemployed in the past ten years;\n(b) the names and addresses of two persons, in addition to those referred to\nin sub-paragraph (a) who are willing and able to give a reference as to his\nsuitability to be in charge of a home; and\n(c)\nparticulars of his health and an undertaking to provide a report by a\nregistered medical practitioner where the Department considers it\nnecessary.\n11. The number and sex of every person working or whom it is proposed should work\nin the home with particulars of-\n(a)\nwhether they are or will be resident;\n\nSCHEDULE 4\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 24\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\n(b) whether they are full-time or part-time, and, if part-time the number of\nhours for which they are or will be employed;\n(c)\nthe positions they hold or will hold; and\n(d) any relevant qualifications.\n12. Particulars of the equipment, facilities and services provided or to be provided in the\nhome, and any special arrangements or services for any particular category of\nchildren.\n13. The arrangements for the storage and administration of medicinal products.\n14. The arrangements for medical and dental examinations and treatment.\n15. The scale of charges payable in respect of residents.\n16. The arrangements for the education of the children and what contact there is with\nthe education department.\n17. The arrangements for continuing staff training and development.\n18. The organisational structure of the home.\n19. The ratio of children accommodated to staff employed.\n20. Particulars of any children in residence, including their name, sex, date of birth, and\ndetails of who was responsible for their placement in the home.\n21. Particulars of any prospectus or advertisement relating to the home.\n22. The particulars set out in Part I of Schedule 1.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nSCHEDULE 5\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 25\n\nSCHEDULE 5\n(Regulation 24)\nPARTICULARS OF CHANGE OF IDENTITY OF PROPOSED PERSON\nIN CHARGE OF A VOLUNTARY HOME\n1.\nThe name, date of birth, address and telephone number of the proposed person.\n2.\nThe qualifications and experience held by the proposed person which are relevant to\nhis suitability to carry on the registered voluntary home.\n3.\nThe names and addresses of any person by whom the proposed person is, or has at\nany time in the preceding ten years been, employed.\n4.\nThe names and addresses of two persons, in addition to those referred to in\nparagraph 3, who are willing and able to give a reference as to the suitability of the\nproposed person to be in charge of a voluntary home.\n5.\nA report, where the Department considers it necessary, by a registered medical\npractitioner as to the physical and mental health of the proposed person in charge.\n6.\nA police record on the proposed person covering the last ten years or such longer\nperiod as the Department may determine.\n\nSCHEDULE 6\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\n\nPage 26\nSL 78 of 2012\nc\n\nSCHEDULE 6\n(Regulation 29)\nPARTICULARS RELATING TO VOLUNTARY HOMES\n1.\nThe name, address and telephone number of the home.\n2.\nThe name and date of birth of the person in charge of the home.\n3.\nThe name, address and telephone number of the organisation or person carrying on\nthe home.\n4.\nThe name and address of the chairman and secretary.\n5.\nThe maximum number of children who can be accommodated at one time in the\nhome.\n6.\nThe criteria, if any, for admission to the home.\n7.\nThe religious persuasion or persuasions, if any, in which the home undertakes to\nbring up the children.\n8.\nThe weekly charge made in respect of each child accommodated in the home.\n9.\nThe date when the home was or is to be inspected by the environmental department,\npublic health authority or fire department.\n10. The details and number of staff employed by the voluntary organisation by\nreference to care staff, ancillary staff, full-time and part-time, and including\nvolunteers who work in the home.\n11. The number of children accommodated in the home at the time the particulars were\nsent, giving-\n(a)\nthe total number;\n(b) the number receiving full-time education or vocational training at the\nhome;\n(c)\nthe number receiving full-time education or vocational training outside\nthe home;\n(d) the number who are in full-time employment outside the home,\nand giving the number by reference to sex and age bands of one to four, five to\nnine, ten to fifteen, and sixteen years of age and over.\n\nVoluntary Homes Regulations, 2012\nSCHEDULE 6\n\nc\nSL 78 of 2012\nPage 27\n\nMade in Cabinet on the 28th day of August, 2012.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of the Cabinet.\nLaid in the Legislative Assembly on the 5th day of November, 2012,  in accordance\nwith section 95(2) of the Children Law, 2003.\nZena Merren-Chin\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly.","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:40:53.48644+00","cms_id":"2012-0078","law_type":"subordinate","year":"2012","number":"78","title":"Voluntary Homes Regulations","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"4847","expr_id":"45","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/SUBORDINATE\/2012\/2012-0078\/2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.akn.xml","content_md5":"fa121b4e70265eaa31981f9484b81d51","byte_size":"42560","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:40:53.889059+00"},{"file_id":"89","expr_id":"45","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/SUBORDINATE\/2012\/2012-0078\/2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/SUBORDINATE\/2012\/2012-0078\/2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.pdf","content_md5":"a38c0da5c1119c542b56dcc19b108a44","byte_size":"584532","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:34.618413+00"},{"file_id":"90","expr_id":"45","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/SUBORDINATE\/2012\/2012-0078\/2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/SUBORDINATE\/2012\/2012-0078\/2012-0078_SL 78 of 2012.pdf","content_md5":"a38c0da5c1119c542b56dcc19b108a44","byte_size":"584532","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:34.618413+00"}],"paragraph_count":21,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"45","doc_id":"45","quality_state":"needs_review","quality_score":"72","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise,paragraph_numbering_problem}","llm_categories":"{truncated_text,other}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,manual_review,rebuild_paragraphs,reextract_full_text,strip_page_furniture}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 1, \"medium\": 1}","finding_summary":"Sample ends with partial Regulation 3 text suggesting truncation; review full document to ensure completeness.","assessed_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:46.185569+00","updated_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:46.185569+00"}}