Visitors Policy
1.0 Purpose
1.1 St. Edmunds Resettlement Charity believes that in order to promote independence and empowerment in our services, residents should be permitted to receive visitors as they would if they were living in their own accommodation.
1.2 We believe that external support networks can play a key role in a residents’ journey to independence, and we support the creation and maintenance of such a network, wherever possible.
1.3 St. Edmunds Resettlement Charity also recognises it has duty to protect the health and safety of staff, residents and visitors, and will take all reasonable steps to do so.
2.0 Scope
2.1 reserves the right to suspend this policy when they consider the welfare and safety of residents or staff is at risk.
2.2 Visitors enter the scheme at the discretion of staff.
2.3 Visitors are the responsibility of the resident they are visiting.
2.4 Visitors must abide by the house rules and not engage in any illegal activity whilst on site.
2.5 If a visitor breaks the house rules or engages in illegal activity whilst on site the resident they are visiting may lose their accommodation.
2.6 In consideration of this, the following exclusions will apply to this policy:
· A resident’s permission to receive visitors may be suspended without notice and the cause of this will be discussed with
the resident as a part of their Key work process.
· Visitors will not be permitted to enter the scheme if they are intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.
2.4 Visitors are not allowed to bring into or use alcohol or illegal drugs on the site.
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3.0 Resident
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3.1 Resident – an individual who lives in the scheme pursuant to a signed Excluded License Agreement.
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3.2 Visitor – an individual who has come to visit a specific resident during the day
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4.0 Visitors are allowed to stay overnight for two nights per week, any more than two nights per week must be authorised by a member of staff,
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5.0 Responsibilities of the Resident In and Around the Premises
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5.1 Residents may take visitors into their own rooms and into the communal areas of the service.
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5.2 Residents may not take their visitors into the room of any other resident at any time.
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5.3 Residents must be with their visitors in communal areas.
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5.4 Visitors are not allowed on site if they pose a risk of