Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Amendment of regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations

3.—(1) In regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations (children’s homes etc)—

(a) in paragraph (1) omit “or residential family centre or a relevant person in respect of a boarding school, residential college or residential special school specified in column (1) of the Table below,”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(a) after “column (2)” insert “of the Table below”; and

(c) in the Table omit—

(i) from the heading in column (1) “, school or college”, and

(ii) rows (b) (residential family centre), (c) (boarding school and residential college) and (d) (residential special school).

(2) After regulation 17(2) of the Principal Regulations, insert—

“(2A) The registered provider in respect of a residential family centre shall pay an annual fee and the amount of the annual fee shall be, where the residential family centre—

(a) has 3 or fewer approved places, £662;

(b) has between 4 and 8 approved places, the sum of—

(i) £662, plus

(ii) an amount of £83 for each approved place from the 4th to the 8th place inclusive;

(c) has more than 8 approved places, £1138.”.

(3) After regulation 17(3) of the Principal Regulations, insert—

“(3A) A relevant person in respect of a boarding school(1) shall pay an annual fee and the amount of the annual fee shall be, where the boarding school—

(a) has 3 or fewer approved places, £432;

(b) has between 4 and 24 approved places, the sum of—

(i) £432, plus

(ii) an amount of £26 for each approved place from the 4th to the 24th place inclusive;

(c) has between 25 and 50 approved places, £994;

(d) has between 51 and 500 approved places, £1391;

(e) has between 501 and 800 approved places, £1789;

(f) has more than 800 approved places, £2186.

(3B) A relevant person in respect of a residential college shall pay an annual fee and the amount of the annual fee shall be, where the residential college—

(a) has 3 or fewer approved places, £432;

(b) has between 4 and 23 approved places, the sum of—

(i) £432, plus

(ii) an amount of £26 for each approved place from the 4th to the 23rd place inclusive;

(c) has more than 23 approved places, £969.

(3C) A relevant person in respect of a residential special school shall pay an annual fee and the amount of the annual fee shall be, where the residential special school—

(a) has 3 or fewer approved places, £795;

(b) has between 4 and 29 approved places, the sum of—

(i) £795, plus

(ii) an amount of £79 for each approved place from the 4th to the 29th place inclusive;

(c) has 30 approved places, £2889;

(d) has more than 30 approved places, £2899.”.

(1)

A “relevant person” in respect of a boarding school, residential special school or a residential college is defined in section 87(11) and (12) of the Children Act 1989.