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Regulatory Requirements Under SRHA

General Overview

Licensable Social Residential Homes (SRHs) must comply with all the requirements in the Act, Subsidiary Legislation, and Code of Practice.

The Act (SRHA)

Sets out broad regulatory requirements, powers and provisions.

These include step-in arrangements, enforcement powers, and regulatory actions.

Subsidiary Legislation (SL)

Sets out requirements for compliance when operating licensable SRHs.

These requirements are covered in five key Subsidiary Legislation:

  1. General Regulations, which set out regulatory requirements pertaining to licensing matters, general obligations, and management and operations of the home.
  2. Fees Regulations, which set out the licensing fees.
  3. Appeals Regulations, which set out matters and processes for the submission of appeals to Minister.
  4. Board of Visitors Regulations, which set out matters and procedures pertaining to the Board of Visitors.
  5. Compoundable Offences Regulations, which set out the offences that are compoundable.

Code of Practice (COP)

Sets out more specific requirements that licensable SRHs must meet.

The first edition of the Code of Practice for SRHs covers five domains:

  1. Management of the SRH;
  2. Physical management of premises and facilities;
  3. Case management;
  4. Resident management; and
  5. Incident management.

 

Social Residential Homes Act

 

Subsidiary Legislation

General Regulations

 

Fees Regulations

 

Appeals Regulations

 

Board of Visitors Regulations

 

Compoundable Offences Regulations

 

Other Documents