2.7.5 Notifiable Events |
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
England: STANDARD 24 - Notification of significant events
Regulation 30 - Notifiable events, Schedule 5
Wales: tandard 32: Notification of Significant Events. See: Children's Homes Regulations and Standards (Wales) 2002
AMENDMENTS
This Chapter was amended significantly in August 2011 adding links to relevant documentation for Regulatory Authorities and to take account of a NEW chapter added to the manual: Event Notifications Table; these amendments overwrite those applied previously in April 2009, relating to the senior managers who must be notified.
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1. Definition of Notifiable Events
Any Incident must be reported to the Home's Manager, Line Manager, Social Workers, as set out in individual Chapters e.g. Physical Interventions Procedure.
However, some Incidents are also defined as 'Notifiable Events'.
Notifiable Events are listed in the table below.
2. Notifications and Timescales
All notifications must be made without delay, initially be made verbally, and confirmed in writing, see Section 3, Recording of Notifiable Events.
Please see Event Notifications Table
3. Recording of Notifiable Events
Notifiable Events must be recorded on the 'Notification of Significant Incidents Form' In addition any notification forms as required by Ofsted or CSSIW must be completed.
The Regulatory Authority
ENGLAND: The Regulatory Authority for England is Ofsted, for information about informing Ofsted of Notifiable Events, go to the following link:
Click here for Ofsted Guidance re Notification form for providers of children's homes
WALES: The Regulatory Authority for Wales is CSSIW, the form that should be completed and forwarded to CSSIW can be downloaded and completed: Click Here to download the form (this will open up in a new window).
Health and Safety Executive
For information on notifying the Health and Safety Executive Incident Contact Centre, go to the following link:
Health and Safety Executive Incident Contact Centre
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