Legal and Statutory Requirements

1.0Introduction:

Briarcare Ltd recognises that an integral part of providing health care to vulnerable members of society carries many obligations, which are enshrined in regulations such as the Care Standards Act 2000 as well as the Health and Safety, Environmental, employment legislation and any other legislation and regulations which apply to the Company. In accordance with this the Company is careful to observe all such requirements rigidly.

2.0Objective:

To ensure that all current and relevant statutory and legal requirements are observed such that the Company is not liable to prosecution or litigation

2.0Procedure:

Briarcare Ltd shall ensure that all products, facilities and equipment used by the Company shall comply with all statutory and legal requirements

The Company Secretary shall continuously review the statutory and legal requirements in order to ensure that they are as current as possible.

Briarcare Ltd shall ensure that it observes all legal and statutory requirements

Briarcare Ltd shall ensure that it is aware of any amendments or variations to statutory and legal requirements and that they are implemented, recorded, maintained and employees and customers informed, where this applies.

Briarcare Ltd shall ensure that it is aware of any statutory and legal requirements, which may cease to apply to the Company, its employees, services or customers, and that these are be noted and that the Company acts accordingly.

Briarcare Ltd shall ensure that:

ΟThere are individual and corporate responsibilities for health and safety matters

Health & Safety At Work Act 1974

ΟResponsibilities and arrangements are made for risk assessment

Health & Safety At Work Act 1974

Statutory and Legal Requirements

ΟArrangements are made for the implementation of safe systems of work to safeguard the welfare of:

  • Service User’s
  • Employees
  • Any others employed by Briarcare for the provision of Care

Health & Safety At Work Act 1974

ΟNotification is given of the failure of any procedure related to health and safety.

Health & Safety At Work Act 1974

ΟThere are individual and corporate responsibilities for reporting and investigating accidents

Procedure OP 4.2.13 Accident & Incident

ΟThere are individual and corporate responsibilities for reporting transmittable diseases or infections

Procedure OP 4.2.7 Infection Control

ΟAll care staff shall wear protective clothing when likely to be exposed to the risk or spread of infection

Procedure OP 4.2.7 Infection Control

ΟThere are individual and corporate responsibilities for reporting abuse or violence to staff

Procedure OP 4.2.16 Abuse

ΟThere are individual and corporate responsibilities for reporting abuse or violence to Service Users

ΟProcedure OP 4.2.16 Abuse

ΟTraining shall be given to all staff on the above

Procedures: OP 4.6.2 Training & Competency

OP 4.6.3 Induction Training

OP 4.6.4 Vocational Training

OP 4.6.5 Study Leave

The Company may sub-contract the provision of the essential information as to additions, amendments, revisions or deletions to all statutory and legal requirements to an approved outside organisation if this is deemed appropriate.

The Company shall maintain the List Of Statutory and Legal Requirements F/44

Statutory and Legal Requirements

4.0Persons Responsible:

Group Director

All employees

The Group director is responsible for authorising this procedure

The Company secretary is responsible for the observance of all statutory and legal requirements for which the Company is liable.

The Care Director is responsible for the organisation and /or delivery of appropriate training

The Quality Manager is responsible for the maintenance of training records.

All employees are responsible for observing all legal and statutory requirements

5.0Associated Documentation and References:

Documents

QM 4.8.1 Legal and Statutory Requirements

OP 4.2.7 Infection Control

OP 4.2.13 Accident & Incident

OP 4.2.16 Abuse

OP 4.6.2 Training & Competency

OP 4.6.3 Induction Training

OP 4.6.4 Vocational Training

OP 4.6.5 Study Leave

Environmental Management System

Health & Safety At Work Act 1974

Records

F/44List of Legal & Statutory Requirements

Statutory and Legal Requirements

6.0Document History:

This section shows the approval and revisions of this document since its first issue. A vertical line in the left margin opposite the change will usually indicate changes from the previous version.

Version / Comments / Approved by / Date approved / Date of next review
01 / First issue of document / Q M / 08.07.05 / 08.07.06

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