Cap. 569 Art. 32Responsibilities of the Care Standards Authority.

Without prejudice to any functions, duties and responsibilities specified in the Care Standards Authority Act, or in any other law or regulations, the Authority shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the responsibility:

(a) to receive and acknowledge applications for a licence to establish, operate and maintain a child residential care service;

(b) to grant or refuse an application for a licence, or to revoke or suspend the licence of a child residential care service provider;

(c) to receive, acknowledge, investigate and take any necessary action in relation to any complaints against the necessary;

(e) to take any measures deemed necessary in the circumstances if a placement, whether local or cross-border, is in breach of the provisions of this Act;

(f) to monitor and inspect the support services being offered by the Agency to the child and the alternative carers;

(g) to inspect those premises where the child is being accommodated, or any premises where it is proposed to accommodate such child; and

(h) to monitor and inspect the services being offered by residential carers to the children in their care.