The Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2007

PART 2 Registration Fees

Voluntary adoption agencies

3.—(1) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a voluntary organisation seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who carries on a voluntary adoption agency shall, subject to paragraph (2), be—

(a) £1518; and, where applicable,

(b) if the voluntary adoption agency has, in addition to its principal office, a branch or, as the case may be, a small branch, an additional sum of—

(i) £1518 in respect of each branch; and

(ii) £414 in respect of each small branch.

(2) Where the voluntary adoption agency has a small principal office, the fee shall be—

(a) £414; and, where applicable,

(b) if the voluntary adoption agency has, in addition to its small principal office, a branch or, as the case may be, a small branch, an additional sum of—

(i) £1518 in respect of each branch; and

(ii) £414 in respect of each small branch.

Adoption support agencies

4.—(1) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who carries on an adoption support agency shall, subject to paragraph (2), be £1518.

(2) Where the adoption support agency is a small adoption support agency the fee shall be £414.

(3) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who manages an adoption support agency other than a small adoption support agency shall be £414.

Children’s homes

5.—(1) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who carries on a children’s home shall, subject to paragraph (2), be £2186.

(2) Where the children’s home is a small children’s home the fee shall be £596.

(3) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who manages a children’s home other than a small children’s home shall be £596.

Residential family centres

6.—(1) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who carries on a residential family centre shall, subject to paragraph (2), be £1822.

(2) Where the residential family centre is a small residential family centre the fee shall be £497.

(3) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who manages a residential family centre other than a small residential family centre shall be £497.

Fostering agencies

7.—(1) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who carries on a fostering agency shall, subject to paragraph (2), be £2186.

(2) For the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2000 Act, the fee to accompany an application by a person seeking to be registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person who manages a fostering agency shall be £596.