137AEntry to premises of applicants for authorisation

#### 137A Entry to premises of applicants for authorisation 137A Entry to premises of applicants for authorisation > > (1) This section applies to the residential premises of an applicant for authorisation as an authorised carer by a designated agency if the premises are the place where a child or young person who will be in the care of the applicant is intended to reside. > > > (2) For the purposes of authorisation of the applicant, a supervising person may, with the consent of the applicant— > > > > > (a) enter and inspect the residential premises, and > > > > > (b) inspect a document or thing on the premises, and > > > > > (c) interview the applicant, and > > > > > (d) interview any other person on the premises. > > > (3) An assessment of an applicant’s suitability extends to the assessment of persons residing on the same property as the applicant for 3 weeks or more. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > supervising person means— > > > > > (a) the Secretary, or > > > > > (b) an officer or employee of the designated agency that is responsible for authorising the applicant as an authorised carer. > > **s 137A:** Ins 2020 No 31, Sch 2.1\[4\].