Part XA Child Minding and Day Care for Children in England and Wales

Registration

F179F Grant or refusal of registration.

(1)

If, on an application F2under section 79E by a person for registration for child minding—

(a)

the registration authority is of the opinion that the applicant is, and will continue to be, qualified for registration for child minding (so far as the conditions of section 79B(3) are applicable); F3. . .

(b)

F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the authority shall grant the application; otherwise, it shall refuse it.

(2)

If, on an application F2under section 79E by any person for registration for providing day care on any premises—

(a)

the registration authority is of the opinion that the applicant is, and will continue to be, qualified for registration for providing day care on those premises (so far as the conditions of section 79B(4) are applicable); F3. . .

(b)

F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the authority shall grant the application; otherwise, it shall refuse it.

(3)

An application may, as well as being granted subject to any conditions the authority thinks necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to regulations under section 79C, be granted subject to any other conditions the authority thinks fit to impose.

(4)

The registration authority may as it thinks fit vary or remove any condition to which the registration is subject or impose a new condition.

(5)

Any register kept by a registration authority of persons who act as child minders or provide day care shall be open to inspection by any person at all reasonable times.

(6)

A registered person who without reasonable excuse contravenes, or otherwise fails to comply with, any condition imposed on his registration shall be guilty of an offence.

(7)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.