Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 1769

children and young persons, england

The Day Care and Child Minding (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made

20th June 2007

Laid before Parliament

27th June 2007

Coming into force

3rd September 2007

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Day Care and Child Minding (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 3rd September 2007.

(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

(3) In these Regulations “the 2005 Regulations” means the Day Care and Child Minding (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2005(2).

Amendment of the 2005 Regulations

2.—(1) The 2005 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (applications for registration)—

(a)for “£18”, in each place where it appears, substitute “£20”;

(b)for “£150” substitute “£155”.

(3) In regulation 4 (periodic fees)—

(a)for “£14”, in each place where it appears, substitute “£15”;

(b)for “£120” substitute “£125”.

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

20th June 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Day Care and Child Minding (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2301). The Regulations increase the fee for an application for registration under Part 10A of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) as a day care provider from £150 to £155 where the provider provides day care for a continuous period of at least 4 hours in a day and from £18 to £20 where the provider provides less than 4 hours of such care in a day. The fee for an application for registration as a child minder is increased from £18 to £20. The annual fee payable by registered day care providers is increased from £120 to £125 (where at least 4 hours care a day is provided) and from £14 to £15 where less than 4 hours care is provided. The annual fee payable by registered child minders is increased from £14 to £15.

(1)

1989 c.41. Section 79E was inserted by section 79(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c.14) (the “2000 Act”) and subsection (2) was amended by paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 4 to the Children Act 2004 (c.31). Schedule 9A was inserted by Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act. For the definition of “prescribed” see section 105(1) of the Children Act 1989 and for “regulations” see section 79B(7) thereof (inserted by section 79(1) of the 2000 Act).