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The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule
Publication 2007-03-29
Last updated 2007-04-30
State In force
Jurisdiction Northern Ireland
Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland
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Made: 29th March 2007

Coming into operation: 30th April 2007

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 13 (2),16 (3), 17(3), 40 (7) and 48(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Amendment of the Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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(c) in the case of an application referred to in paragraph (1)(c), nil

(c) in respect of a domiciliary care agency, a day care setting, a residential family centre or an adult placement agency, shall be nil

(c) in the case of a domiciliary care agency, a day care setting, a residential family centre or an adult placement agency, nil.

(c) in the case of an application referred to in paragraph (1) (c), nil.

  • in the case of an application referred to in paragraph (1) (c), nil
Column (1) Column (2) Column (3) Column (4)
Establishment, agency Amount payable Amount payable for each approved place Annual fee due on
Residential Care Home;Nursing Home; £46£46 ain the case of an existing provider, the anniversary of the date on which the annual fee was payable under the 1992 Order or the 1995 Order and thereafter on that date;
Children’s Home. £46 bin the case of a previously exempt provider, registered from 1st April 2005, in accordance with Articles 4 to 7 of the Commencement No. 3 Order, on the anniversary of that date and thereafter on that date;cin the case of a new provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the registration certificate was issued and thereafter on that date.
Nursing agency £15 — ain the case of an existing provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the licence was first issued under the 1971 Act and thereafter on the anniversary of that date;bin the case of a new provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the registration certificate is issued and thereafter on that date.
Independent Hospital £46 ain the case of an existing provider, the anniversary of the date on which the annual fee was payable under the 1992 Order and thereafter on that date;bin the case of a new provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the registration certificate is issued and thereafter on that date.
Independent Clinic £215 — ain the case of an existing provider, the anniversary of the date on which the annual fee was payable under the 1992 Order and thereafter on that date;cin the case of a new provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the registration certificate is issued and thereafter on that date.
Independent Medical Agency £215 — on the anniversary of the date on which the registration certificate is issued and thereafter on that date
Domiciliary Care Agency Nil Nil
Day Care Setting Nil Nil
Residential Family Centre Nil Nil
Adult Placement Agency Nil Nil

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In regulation 6—

(5A) (a) An establishment or agency whose premises are used as a domiciliary care agency, a day care setting, a residential family centre or an adult placement agency shall be inspected, subject to sub-paragraph (2), on a minimum of once in every twelve month period. (b) In the case of an establishment or agency in respect of which a person is registered for the first time in a 12 month period, no inspection shall be required in that period.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 29th March 2007.

M. Briscoe — A senior officer of the — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (the principal regulations).

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends Part II of the principal regulations to include reference to establishments and agencies which have been regulated from 30 April 2007 — a domiciliary care agency, a day care setting, a residential family centre and an adult placement agency.

Fee charges for these new establishments and agencies have been set at nil pending full consideration and review of an appropriate fee charging structure.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)

[^f00002]: S.R. 2005 No. 182 as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 341

Editorial notes

[^key-62ee8ad1ee893451e6e504bfea3efddb]: Reg. 2 in operation at 30.4.2007, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-cb060d3bf6f5e37d5fa7379f30cde657]: Reg. 3 in operation at 30.4.2007, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-f1c3d218957a1444ffe522cfceaa8662]: Reg. 1 in operation at 30.4.2007, see reg. 1(1)

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