PART 2Registration 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.