Legislation – The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
PART 2Residential Family Centres
Amendment of the Residential Family Centres Regulations 20023.
(1)
The Residential Family Centres Regulations 20028 are amended as follows.
(2)
In regulation 10(1) (health and welfare of residents), after “person shall” insert “use reasonable endeavours to”.
(3)
In regulation 20(5) (complaints), after “person shall” insert “, as far as reasonably practicable”.
(4)
In regulation 25 (visits by registered provider)—
(a)
in paragraph (3) after “or (2) shall” insert “, as far as reasonably practicable,”,
(b)
in paragraph (4)(b) at the beginning insert “as far as reasonably practicable,”, and
(c)
after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A)
Any interview carried out under paragraph (4)(a) may be carried out by telephone, video-link or other electronic means.”.