Blackstone's Guide to the Care Standards Act 2000

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Managers must demonstrate in their written application and interview that they have the appropriate experience, qualifications and skills to meet the requirements of each children’s home. This includes telling us about examples that show their skills. They must demonstrate that they have strong management skills and well-developed leadership skills and characteristics, for example: have an original DBS certificate for everyone who needs one (this includes all those who must submit an SC2 form) We will use the questionnaire as part of assessing your fitness/suitability. You must complete this form in your own words. If you fail to do so, we will take this into account when making decisions about your fitness. You may wish to keep a copy to help you at the interview. Qualifications for managers

You can find a full list of reasons for disqualification in our social care enforcement policy and in the Disqualification from Caring for Children (England) Regulations 2002. We have separate information on when a new manager applies to be the registered manager of an existing establishment or agency.whether the proposed premises are safe and suitable for the purposes intended in the application (this does not apply to holiday schemes) The Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Holiday Schemes for Disabled Children) (England) Regulations 2013 children and young people you intend to accommodate and the type of services you intend to provide for them

Within Learning Disability Supported Accommodation is included within the domiciliary regulation, as is home/ family support services. We need to know about all the individuals that make up the registered provider. This could be the director, manager, secretary, clerk, treasurer, trustee and any other similar officers. You must provide the details of all those who hold office. You must show the original versions of your qualifications at your fit person interview. Health declaration form Director of a children’s home where the organisation’s sole purpose is to carry on children’s homes.

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This guide explains how to register to provide or manage social care services under the Care Standards Act 2000. It also describes the requirements for registered managers. During periods of extended leave, for example parental leave or ill health, you can have a second registered manager while the original manager is still registered. See our guidance on interim managers. Applying to manage more than one establishment or agency When you have nearly completed your refurbishment or building work, we will make a final visit with the architects. The architects will provide a written report on whether the building is fit for purpose. This report will also include our views. In most cases, we expect that a children’s home will accommodate more children than adults. We recognise that, at times and due to children turning 18 while living at a children’s home, it may have larger numbers of young adults than children for short periods.

An organisation must appoint a responsible individual, who will communicate with us on behalf of the establishment or agency. there is any other information held about you that might affect your ability to be a registered provider or a registered manager

If you are registered between 1 April and 30 September, we will inspect you at least once between 1 October and 31 March in the same financial year. If you are registered between 1 October and 31 March, we will first inspect you between the following 1 April and 30 September. Complaints and concerns If you are an organisation, such as a company, you will also need to appoint a person known as a ‘responsible individual’ who represents the organisation to Ofsted. You do not need to appoint a responsible individual if you are a sole trader or partnership. Previous disqualifications The children’s social care services that are not required to register with Ofsted (but that we do inspect) are: what mechanisms it has in place to review the trust’s ongoing performance, including its financial standing

places where children aged 16 or 17 live while they are on a training course or apprenticeship, on holiday or taking part in leisure, sporting, cultural or educational activities The individual provider can be one person, or can be made up of several people who wish to carry on an establishment or agency together without being a partnership or organisation.Our social care enforcement policy provides more information about what will happen if you do not meet the relevant regulations. List of regulations