Nursing & Residential Homes, Nursing Agencies, and Piercing & Tattooing: Authority to enter premises

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A decision made on 6 July 2018

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2018-0031
Decision Summary Title :	Authority to Enter Premises, Regulation Officers		Date of Decision Summary:	03 July 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Professional and Care Regulation		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Authority to Enter Premises – Regulation Officers		Date of Written Report:	3 July 2018
Written Report Author:	Head of Health Protection		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Authority to enter premises, Regulation Officers
Decision: The Minister authorised the following officers to enter premises, in accordance with the attached report – Nursing and Residential Homes (Jersey) Law 1994 Christine Blackwood, Head of Professional and Care Regulation Kate Hocquard, Regulation Officer David Luscombe, Regulation Officer Linzi Mudge, Regulation Officer Claire White, Quality Assurance Officer Sandra Labey, H&SSD Senior Pharmacist Piercing and Tattooing (Jersey) Law 2002 Christine Blackwood, Head of Professional and Care Regulation Kate Hocquard, Regulation Officer David Luscombe, Regulation Officer Linzi Mudge, Regulation Officer Claire White, Quality Assurance Officer Nursing Agencies(Jersey) Law 1978 Christine Blackwood, Head of Professional and Care Regulation Kate Hocquard, Regulation Officer David Luscombe, Regulation Officer Linzi Mudge, Regulation Officer Claire White, Quality Assurance Officer To enter any and all premises for the purpose of their official duties in pursuance of the statutory provisions in the legislation listed above and in the report attached.

Reason for decision: The need for the Professional and Care Regulation Team and Pharmacy Inspector to possess a document authorising them to enter premises in pursuance of the delegated duties under various health regulatory legislation.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Approval of authority from the Minister to enter premises for members of staff of the Professional and Care Regulation Team and Pharmacy Inspector.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):