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Social Residential Homes Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 2 · Licensing of Operators Ofsocial Residential Homes

11. Modification of conditions of licence

(1)

Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director‑General to modify the conditions of a licence without compensating the licensee concerned.

(2)

Before modifying any condition of a licence, the Director‑General must, unless subsection (5) applies, give written notice to the licensee holding the licence —

(a)

stating that the Director‑General proposes to make the modification in the manner specified in the written notice; and

(b)

specifying the period (being at least 7 days after the date of service of the written notice on the licensee) within which the licensee may make written representations to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed modification.

(3)

Upon receiving any written representation mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the Director‑General must consider that written representation and may —

(a)

reject the written representation;

(b)

amend the proposed modification of any condition of the licence in any manner that the Director‑General thinks fit having regard to the written representation; or

(c)

withdraw the proposed modification.

(4)

Where —

(a)

the Director‑General rejects any written representation under subsection (3)(a);

(b)

the Director‑General amends the proposed modification of any condition of the licence under subsection (3)(b); or

(c)

no written representation is received by the Director‑General within the period specified in the written notice under subsection (2)(b), or any written representation made under that subsection is subsequently withdrawn,the Director‑General must issue a written direction to the licensee requiring the licensee, within the period specified by the Director‑General, to give effect to the modification as specified in the written notice under subsection (2) or as amended by the Director‑General under subsection (3)(b), as the case may be.

(5)

However, where the Director‑General considers that it is impracticable or undesirable to give written notice under subsection (2) before modifying the conditions of a particular licence, in the circumstances of the particular case because of danger or risk to —

(a)

the security and good order within the licensable SRH; or

(b)

the safety of the residents of the licensable SRH,the Director‑General may, without compensating the licensee concerned, and by giving written notice to that licensee, modify the conditions of the particular licence with immediate effect.

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