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29.—(1) Where the registered provider is an individual, but is not in day-to-day charge of the scheme, the registered provider must visit each site used by the scheme to provide care and accommodation for children in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Where the registered provider is an organisation or a partnership, the accommodation provided by the scheme must be visited in accordance with this regulation by—
(a)the responsible individual; or
(b)another of the directors or, as the case may be, partners, or other persons responsible for the management of the organisation or partnership.
(3) A visit to each site pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) must take place at least once in every twelve month period, at a time when children are being provided with care and accommodation there.
(4) The person carrying out the visit must—
(a)interview, with their consent and in private, such of the—
(i)children accommodated by the scheme; and
(ii)employees,
as appears necessary in order to form an opinion of the standard of care provided by the scheme;
(b)inspect—
(i)the premises and sites used by the scheme to provide care and accommodation for children;
(ii)records of any complaints; and
(c)prepare a written report on the conduct of the scheme.
(5) The registered provider must supply a copy of the report required to be made under paragraph (4)(c) to—
(a)HMCI;
(b)the registered manager; and
(c)in the case of a visit under paragraph (2)—
(i)where the registered provider is an organisation, to each of the directors or other persons responsible for the management of the organisation;
(ii)where the registered provider is a partnership, to each of the partners.
30.—(1) The registered person must establish and maintain a system for—
(a)monitoring the matters set out in Schedule 6 at least once in every 12 month period;
(b)improving the quality of care provided by the scheme.
(2) Where the registered person conducts a review for the purposes of paragraph (1), the registered person must provide—
(a)a report in respect of that review to HMCI; and
(b)a copy of that report, on request, to a placing authority where the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated by the scheme.
(3) The system referred to in paragraph (1) must provide for consultation with children accommodated by the scheme, their parents and, where different, placing authorities.
31.—(1) The registered person must ensure that a copy of these Regulations (and of any amendments to them) and of any statement of national minimum standards applicable to schemes published by the Secretary of State under section 23(1) of the Act are kept by the scheme and made available, on request, to—
(a)a child accommodated by the scheme;
(b)the parent of a child accommodated by the scheme; or
(c)an employee.
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