Cap. 602 Art. 37Responsibilities of the Social Care Standards Authority.  

Without prejudice to any functions and responsibilities established in the Social Care Standards Authority Act, or in any other law, 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 minor residential care service;

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

(c) to receive, acknowledge, investigate and take any necessary action in relation to any complaints against the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) or any agency purporting to act as such, or against any minor residential care service provider;

(d) to impose such conditions for licensing as it may, from time to time, by means of regulations, determine to be 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 Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) to the minor and the alternative carers;

(g) to inspect those premises where the minor is being accommodated, or any other premises proposed for the accommodation of the minor; and

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