The Providers of Social Work Services (England) Regulations 2013

Information and documents to be provided by an applicant

13.—(1) An application for registration(1) must—

(a) be in writing on a form approved by the HMCI;

(b) be sent or delivered to HMCI;

(c) be accompanied by a recent photograph of the responsible individual;

(d) give the information that the applicant is required to provide in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) A person who is seeking to be registered as a registered provider must provide to HMCI—

(a) full information in respect of the matters set out in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 and, if HMCI so requests, full information in respect of the matters set out in Part 3 of that Schedule; and

(b) the documents listed in Schedule 4.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a person who is seeking to be registered as a registered manager must provide to HMCI—

(a) information in respect of each of the matters set out in Part 1 of Schedule 5; and

(b) the documents listed in Part 2 of that Schedule.

(4) Where a person has already provided full information in respect of any matter in relation to an earlier application for registration and that information has not changed, the person must inform HMCI of that fact and does not have to provide the information in respect of that matter.

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Section 12(2)(b) of the Care Standards Act 2000 also provides that the application must give other information which the registration authority reasonably requires the applicant to give.