Children (Homes, Arrangements for Placement, Reviews and Representations) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1993/3069 |
| Year | 1993 |
1993No. 3069
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
The Children (Homes, Arrangements for Placement,
Reviews and Representations) (Miscellaneous Amendments)
Regulations 1993
8thDecember1993
9thDecember1993
1stJanuary1994
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(15) ( a), 26(1), (2), (5) and (6), 59(3), (4) and (5), 60(3)(f), 62(3), 63(3)(b), 64(4) and 104(4) of, and paragraph 4(1) and (2) of Schedule 4, paragraph 7(1) and (2) of Schedule 5, paragraph 10(1) and (2) of Schedule 6 to the Children Act 1989 ( b) and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:-
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Homes, Arrangements for Placement, Reviews and Representations) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st January 1994.
Amendment of the Children's Homes Regulations 1991
2.-(1) The Children's Homes Regulations 1991 ( c) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of "person in charge" there shall be inserted the following definition-
""qualifying school" means an independent school which is a children's home within the meaning of section 63(6) of the Act ( d);".
(3) In regulation 3 (application of regulations)-
(a) in paragraph (1) for the words "paragraph (2)" there shall be substituted the words "paragraphs (2) and (3)";(b) in paragraph (2) after the words "premises used" there shall be inserted the words "by a local authority";(c) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph-"(3) The following provisions of these Regulations shall not apply to qualifying schools-
(a) regulation 10 (employment and education of older children);(b) regulation 13 (purchase of clothes);(a) Section 24(15) was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 16 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41).
(b) 1989 c.41.
(c) S.I. 1991/1506.
(d) Section 63(6) was substituted by section 292 of the Education Act 1993 (c.35).
(c) regulation 15 (confidential records relating to children in children's homes);(d) regulation 17 (other records relating to children in children's homes);(e) regulation 19 (notification of significant events);(f) in regulation 20 (absence of a child without authority) paragraph (2);(g) regulation 32 (circumstances necessitating visits by local authorities);(h) regulation 33 (further visits); and(i) regulation 34 (requirements for visits).".(4) In Part I, after regulation 3 (application of regulations) there shall be inserted the following regulation-
"Exemptions from registration and regulation as voluntary home or children's home
3A. The following homes are exempted from the definitions of "voluntary home" in section 60(3) of the Act and "children's home" in section 63(3) of the Act-
(a) any home used only to accommodate children for the purpose of a holidayfor periods of less than 28 days at a time in the case of any one child;(b) an approved probation hostel and an approved bail hostel as defined in section 57(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 ( a);(c) a hostel run by or on behalf of a professional football club to provide care and accommodation exclusively for professional footballers or trainee professional footballers who are under the age of 18;(d) an institution within the further education sector within the meaning of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 ( b).".(5) In regulation 5(1)...
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