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| Made | 8th March 2001 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 9th March 2001 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st April 2001 |
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations.
Revocation
3.
The Approved Probation and Bail Hostel Rules 1995[3] are hereby revoked.
Management of approved premises that are not provided by local probation boards
4.
Regulations 5 to 7 shall apply to approved premises which are not provided by a local probation board.
Management committees
5.
All approved premises to which this regulation applies must be managed by a committee (in these Regulations known as a "management committee").
Management committees: constitution
6.
- (1) Each management committee must prepare a written constitution, which shall not become effective until it has been agreed with the relevant local board.
(2) The constitution must deal with the membership of the management committee, the duration of appointments to it, the frequency of its meetings, its quorum and such other matters as the management committee or the relevant local board consider appropriate.
Management committees: meetings and reports
7.
- (1) Each management committee must notify the relevant local board of the dates and times of its meetings and must permit -
to attend its meetings for the purpose of giving advice to the management committee.
(2) Each management committee must keep minutes of its meetings and make them available for inspection by or on behalf of the Secretary of State and by any auditor appointed to audit its accounts.
(3) Each management committee must publish an annual report containing the names of its members and such other information as the Secretary of State may require.
General duties of the managing bodies of approved premises
8.
- (1) Each managing body must ensure that -
(2) The managing body must exercise effective control over all expenditure incurred in connection with the approved premises and must prepare such statements of accounts as the Secretary of State may require.
(3) The managing body shall be responsible for the appointment, training, discipline and dismissal of the staff of the approved premises.
(4) The managing body must prepare house rules for the approved premises, governing the conduct of residents, which must comply with any requirements of the Secretary of State as to the content of such rules.
(5) The managing body must bring the house rules prepared under paragraph (4) above to the attention of every resident of the approved premises and take all appropriate measures to ensure that they are complied with by all such residents.
Residence conditions
9.
- (1) Except with the prior consent of the Secretary of State the number of residents at any approved premises at any time must not exceed such number as may be approved in respect of those premises by the Secretary of State.
(2) Except with the prior consent of the Secretary of State the managing body of any approved premises must not allow any person to be present on the premises if he is outside such age limits as may be approved by the Secretary of State in respect of the premises.
(3) The managing body of any approved premises must not allow any person to become a resident of the premises or, where he is a resident, allow him to continue to reside there, unless -
Admissions
10.
- (1) Every managing body of approved premises must adopt an admissions policy for the premises.
(2) The admissions policy must -
(3) The managing body must notify the courts for the area in which the approved premises are situated of the terms of its admissions policy.
(4) Subject to regulation 9, every managing body of approved premises must admit as a resident of the premises any person who falls within one of the categories of person specified as suitable in the admissions policy, but no other person.
Residents subject to a residence requirement
11.
- (1) Where a person is subject to a requirement (in this regulation referred to as a "residence requirement") to reside at the approved premises by virtue of -
the managing body must not, except in the circumstances described in paragraph (2) below, require him to end his residence before the expiry of the residence requirement.
(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) above are -
(3) Where the managing body for any approved premises intends to require a person who is subject to a residence requirement to end his residence at the premises, it must give reasonable notice of that intention to any officer of a local probation board responsible for the resident and, in the case of a resident on bail, to the court which granted bail.
Periods of leave
12.
A person residing at approved premises who is required to reside at the premises by any provision of a community sentence may, with the consent of the officer responsible for supervising that order and the person in charge of the premises, leave the premises for a period of not more than five consecutive days.
Absconding
13.
Where a resident absconds from approved premises, the person in charge of the premises shall immediately notify -
Financial hardship
14.
Where a resident of any approved premises is suffering financial hardship, the managing body for the premises may make arrangements for him to be paid an allowance.
Expenses
15.
Every managing body must charge residents, in respect of the expenses of their maintenance, such sums as the Secretary of State may determine.
Medical care and advice
16.
- (1) Every managing body must ensure that facilities are available for the provision of any necessary medical and dental treatment.
(2) The managing body may appoint a medical officer to assist it in discharging its functions under paragraph (1) above.
Records and returns
17.
Every managing body must arrange for the keeping of all registers and records required by the Secretary of State and must cause to be sent to the Secretary of State such returns, statements and other information as may be required by him from time to time.
Inspection
18.
Every managing body must arrange for the approved premises for which it is responsible to be open at all times to inspection by or on behalf of the Secretary of State and must, in connection with any such inspection, make available for examination the books and records of the approved premises.
Barbara Roche
Minister of State
Home Office
8th March 2001
