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 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

• The Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
• The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 - S.R. 2014 No. 48

• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
• The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Independent Health Care) (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Registration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Registration)(Amendment) Regulations(Northern Ireland) 2007
• The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Registration)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

• The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
• The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
• The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008