Legislation – The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020
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Amendment of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 20156.
(1)
The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 M1 are amended as follows.
(2)
In regulation 22 (contact and access to communications)—
(a)
in the opening words to paragraph (1) for “The registered person” substitute “
.
Subject to paragraph (1A) the registered person
”
(b)
“(1A)
Where paragraph (1B) applies any meeting referred to in paragraph (1) may take place by telephone, video-link or other electronic means.
(1B)
This paragraph applies where a meeting taking place in accordance with paragraph (1)—
(a)
would be contrary to any guidance relating to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus published by Public Health England or the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, or
(b)
is not reasonably practicable for a reason relating to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus.
(1C)
The registered person must keep a record of any meeting carried out in accordance with paragraph (1A).
(1D)
in this paragraph “coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).”.