Cap. 582 Art. 21Standards and Codes of Conduct.

(1) The Authority shall be responsible for establishing, publishing and reviewing Regulatory Standards for social welfare services.

(2) For the purposes of sub-article (1), the Authority shall consult such persons or groups of persons as it considers appropriate.

(3) The purpose of Regulatory Standards shall be to:

(a) improve and standardize the regulation of social welfare services;

(b) render effective the essential regulation of the services;

(c) reassure the service users that social welfare services are appropriate to their needs and respect their rights and dignity; and

(d) emphasize that the welfare of the service users is to be considered as paramount.