Homeshare schemes must give consideration to a number of pieces of legislation.

These include:

• Health and Social Care Act 2014
• Disclosure and Barring Service Checks
• Mental Capacity Act 2007
• Housing Act
• Employment and volunteering legislation
• Tax and Benefits legislation
• Health and Safety
• Safeguarding
• Data protection.

For this element of good practice you will need to demonstrate:

• That you understand current legislation and how it relates to staff and Homeshare participants
• That you understand the basic principles of safeguarding, who you need to safeguard and develop practice and process to reflect this
• Consideration is given to what information you collect, how you store information and who you share information with
• That any potential risks are identified and regularly reviewed.