42Assessment of persons residing on same property as carer

42 Assessment of persons residing on same property as carer

42 Assessment of persons residing on same property as carer

(1) It is a condition of an authorised carer’s authorisation that all co-residents of the authorised carer must undergo a uniform suitability assessment.

(2) A designated agency must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware a person is a co-resident of an authorised carer who has been authorised under section 18 or 19, obtain or conduct a uniform suitability assessment of the person.

Note—

A designated agency also has obligations under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 concerning persons residing on the same property as authorised carers.

(3) This section does not apply to a co-resident who is a young person in out-of-home care.