Introduction to children’s homes, in previous iterations of this document this was described as a situation that was ‘exceptional’, this was determined as meaning rare by the authoring group of the quality standards.
This is a unilateralist decision. There has been no public consultation.
It is not a small amendment. It is a significant change to the understanding that has underpinned the quality standards.
As an amendment to established ways of working it amounts to the creation of a new regulation and as such there should be public consultation where concerns and discussion can be raised.
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