The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008

PART 1 Prescribed requirements for registration

Requirements relating to the applicant

1.  The applicant is an individual who is suitable to provide later years childminding.

2.  The applicant is to have the charge of the later years childminding.

3.  The applicant has provided an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate in respect of themselves to the Chief Inspector.

4.  The applicant has an appropriate first aid qualification.

Requirements relating to other persons

5.  Every person (other than the applicant) who is to care for children for whom the later years childminding is provided is suitable to care for children.

6.  An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 5.

7.—(1) Every person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph 5) who has attained the age of 16 and who—

(a) lives on the relevant premises, or

(b) works on the relevant premises,

is suitable to be in regular contact with children.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)—

(a) a person who works on the relevant premises includes a person who works on a voluntary basis, and

(b) a person is not to be treated as working on the relevant premises if that person only works on the relevant premises at times when the later years childminding is not being provided.

8.  An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 7(1).