Useful legislation
The legislation under which RQIA was established is The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
There are a number of other pieces of legislation that govern our work, these are:
The Nursing Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
The Residential Care Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
The Children's Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
The Nursing Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
The Independent Health Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
The Day Care Setting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
The Residential Family Centres Regulations (Northern_Ireland) 2007
The Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations (Northern_Ireland) 2007
The Adult Placement Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
The Voluntary Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Registration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern_Ireland) Order 2003
The Children Order (Northern Ireland) 1995
The Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
The Mental Health (Northern_Ireland) Order 1986
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern_Ireland) 2009
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
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