ENFORCEMENT OFFICE WITHIN THE SOCIAL CARE STANDARDS AUTHORITY (ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

ENFORCEMENT OFFICE WITHIN THE SOCIAL CARE

STANDARDS AUTHORITY (ESTABLISHMENT)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 582.12

ENFORCEMENT OFFICE WITHIN THE SOCIAL

CARE STANDARDS AUTHORITY

(ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

21st April, 2020

LEGAL NOTICE 153 of 2020.

The title of these regulations is the Enforcement Office

within the Social Care Standards Authority (Establishment)

Regulations.

(1)

The Enforcement Office within the Social Care

Standards Authority shall conduct the necessary monitoring and

enforcement of the quality of all social welfare services and to ensure

that the necessary Quality Assurance verifications are being

conducted.

(2)

This office shall be made up of different specialised

professionals working within an interdisciplinary team.

(1)

There shall be established an office, to be known

as the Enforcement Office within the Social Care Standards Authority,

hereinafter referred to as "the Office".

(2)

The Office shall include the expertise of specialised

professionals in the investigation process under the Social Care

Standards Authority Act.

(3)

The Office shall report and answer directly to the Chief

Executive Officer of Social Care Standards Authority.

(4)

The Office shall achieve its objectives through the

performance, amongst others, of the following functions

(a) to enforce social regulatory standards, regulations,

policies and guidelines for social welfare services as may be

necessary to ensure a quality level of social welfare services

with special attention to social welfare services for older

persons;

(b)

to monitor and assess social welfare services;

(c)

to assess and ensure that social welfare services

are in compliant with regulations and standards issued by the

authority;

(d)

to impose an administrative penalty in accordance

with article 28 of the Social Care Standards Authority Act;

(e)

to exercise any other function that may be

ENFORCEMENT OFFICE WITHIN THE SOCIAL CARE

STANDARDS AUTHORITY (ESTABLISHMENT)

assigned by the Chief Executive Office;

(f)

to take any such other action as it deems

appropriate whilst enforcing and monitoring social welfare

services.

(3)

In fulfilling its functions, the Office shall have the power

(a)

collaborate with other offices within the Social

Care Standards Authority, authorities, agencies, corporations,

government and non government entities and other persons for

the carrying out of its functions;

(b) enter into arrangements with public bodies, public

authorities, government departments, public corporations in

fulfilling its functions.