Registration of child mindingW
20Register of child mindersW
The Welsh Ministers must maintain a register (“the child minders register”) of all persons who are registered as child minders under this Part.
Commencement Information
21Duty of child minders to registerW
(1)A person must not act as a child minder in Wales unless that person is registered as a child minder by the Welsh Ministers under this Part.
(2)If it appears to the Welsh Ministers that a person is acting as a child minder without being registered to do so under this Part, the Welsh Ministers may serve a notice (“an enforcement notice”) on that person.
(3)An enforcement notice may be served on a person—
(a)by delivering it to the person, or
(b)by sending it by post to the person's last known address.
(4)An enforcement notice has effect for a period of one year beginning with the date on which it is served.
(5)A person (“P”) who acts as a child minder in contravention of subsection (1) commits an offence if—
(a)an enforcement notice has effect in relation to P, and
(b)P acts as a child minder without reasonable excuse.
(6)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.