S.I. No. 366/2013 - Health Act 2007 (Registration of Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities) Regulations 2013.

1. Proof of the person’s identity, including a recent photograph.

2. A copy of the person’s birth certificate.

3. Garda vetting report.

4. Two written references, including a reference from a person’s most recent employer (if any) in a format specified by the chief inspector.

5. Details and documentary evidence of any relevant qualifications or accredited training of the person.

6. Relevant current registration status with a professional regulatory body.

7. A full employment history, together with a satisfactory history of any gaps in employment.

8. Where a person has previously worked in a position whose duties involved work with children or vulnerable adults, so far as reasonably practicable, verification of the reason why the employment or position ended.

9. Evidence that the person is physically and mentally fit for the purposes of the work that they are to perform at the designated centre or, where it is impracticable for the person to obtain such evidence, a declaration signed by the person that they are so fit.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 October 2013.

JAMES REILLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations, made under Part 13 of the

Health Act 2007

(No. 23 of 2007), contain provisions for arrangements for the registration of designated centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities. These include provisions for the establishment and maintenance of registers of designated centres by the chief inspector of social services; applications for the registration or renewal of registration of a designated centre; the issuing of certificates of registration; changes to information supplied for registration purposes; applications for the variation or removal of conditions of registration; the payment of certain fees; and notice to be given of intention to cease to carry on the business of a designated centre.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

1

st November

, 2013.

I, JAMES REILLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 98

,

99

and

101

of the

Health Act 2007

(No. 23 of 2007) (as adapted by the Health and Children (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (

S.I. No. 219 of 2011

), hereby make the following regulations

Citation and Commencement

1.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 2007 (Registration of Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities) Regulations 2013.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 November, 2013.

Interpretation