Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Frequency of inspections

4.  (1) In regulation 27 (frequency of inspections) —

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “(2) and (3)” substitute “(2), (3), (3A) and (3B)”;

(b) after paragraph (3) insert —

“(3A) Where in any year an inspection in that year results in a report prepared under section 32(5) of the Care Standards Act 2000(1):

(a) which records a judgement that the overall experiences and progress of children and young people living in a children’s home are good or outstanding; and

(b) there has been no subsequent inspection in that year resulting in a report prepared under that Act which records a judgement that the overall experiences and progress of the children and young people are less than good,

the Chief Inspector must arrange for that home to be inspected at least once in the year following inspection.

(3B) Subsection (3A) does not apply to accommodation in a children’s home approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 3 of the Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991(2).”.

(1)

2000 c.14. There have been modifications to section 32, which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 1991/1505. There have been amendments to S.I 1991/1505 which are not relevant to these Regulations.