The legislation under which RQIA was established is The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. A full list of the legislation which governs RQIA’s work is available below.
Standards
Legislation
You can view a list of other pieces of legislation that govern our work below.
- The Adult Placement Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
- The Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
- The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
- The Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
- The Children Order (Northern Ireland) 1995
- The Day Care Setting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
- The Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations (Northern_Ireland) 2007
- The Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
- Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern_Ireland) 2009
- The Independent Health Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
- The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Independent Health Care) (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
- The Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
- The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018
- The Mental Health (Northern_Ireland) Order 1986
- The Mental Health (Nurses, Guardianship, Consent to Treatment and Prescribed Forms) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986
- The Mental Health (Nurses, Guardianship, Consent to Treatment and Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
- The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty) (No2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
- The Mental Capacity (Money and Valuables) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
- The Nursing Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
- The Nursing Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
- The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern_Ireland) Order 2003
- The Residential Care Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
- The Residential Family Centres Regulations (Northern_Ireland) 2007
- The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
- The Voluntary Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
- The Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989