S.L. 582.7 Art. 3Interpretation. Cap. 582.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Agency" means the national agency, which is amongst other things responsible for the well-being of minors, also known as Aġenzija Appoġġ;

"alternative care" means the placement of a minor under the care of a person or entity, not being a parent of the minor as ordered by the Court or a result of administrative decision, and the expression "alternative carer" shall be construed accordingly;

"Authority" means "Social Care Standards Authority" as established by virtue of article 5 of the Social Care Standards

Authority Act;

"care giver" means an adult who provides care for children in family or in residential care;

"care plan" means a plan drawn up to promote the development and well-being of the minor;

"care review" means a review where the care plan of the children in alternative care and any other related matter is provided for, in the best interest of children;

"children" means persons under the age of eighteen;

"healthcare assessment" means that children in alternative care should have healthcare assessments performed by a medical team trained in children protection, leading to holistic healthcare plans, which incorporates the voice of the child; SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN ALTERNATIVE CARE

"leaving care process" means the process whereby young persons are prepared for independent living;

"management" means a person who acts on behalf of the service provider to provide leadership to staff and to oversee and control the proper functioning of the services offered to children in alternative care;

"medical team" means a team consisting of at least a lead designated paediatrician and nurse for children in alternative care;

"performance indicator" means an active descriptor of what service providers need to do to ensure service outputs that support the quality indicators;

"permanency which is relational, physical and legal" includes that the minor feels loved, protected, safe and supported by the persons with whom he lives, that there be stability in the physical surroundings in which he lives and his connections with the community, as well as those legal arrangements related to permanency, especially those relating to his care and custody;

"quality indicator" means a statement that sets out the requirements to achieve compliance with a standard;

"residential services" means residential services for children who are in alternative care;

"staff" means a person engaged by the service provider, wherein one of the person’s responsibilities is to provide child support or care, irrespective of whether, or how the person is compensated;

"UNCRC" means the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;

"universal services" means the standard health care services offered by the national health service in Malta.