Children and Families Act 2014

45 (1) Section 76 (consequences of disqualification) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “34(1)” insert “ or (1A) ”, and

(b) in paragraph (c) after “53(1)” insert “ or (1A) ”.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) An early years childminder agency must not register for the purposes of Chapter 2 a person who is disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75.

(3B) A later years childminder agency must not register for the purposes of Chapter 3 a person who is disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75.

(3C) An early years childminder agency or a later years childminder agency must not register for the purposes of Chapter 4 a person who is disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75.”

(4) In subsection (4), for “or (3)” substitute “ , (3), (3A), (3B) or (3C) ”.

(5) In subsection (6)—

(a) after “A person” insert “ (“A”) ”, and

(b) for “he” (in each place it occurs) substitute “ A ”.

(6) After subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) A person (“A”) who contravenes subsection (3A), (3B) or (3C) is not guilty of an offence under subsection (4) if A proves that A did not know, and had no reasonable grounds for believing, that the person registered by A was disqualified from registration.”

(7) In the title, at the end insert “ : early years and later years providers ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 45 in force at 1.4.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/889, art. 3(m)

I2 Sch. 4 para. 45 in force at 1.9.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(e)