Amendments to the Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Registration, Inspection and Supply and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2014
9.—(1) The Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Registration, Inspection and Supply and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 14(2) (prescribed steps in relation to supply of information to the Secretary of State and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs), substitute—
“(2) The prescribed steps are—
(a)approving the suitability of additional premises under regulation 7C of the Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008;
(b)cancellation of a person’s registration;
(c)suspension of a person’s registration, generally or only in relation to particular premises; or
(d)termination of a person’s registration at the person’s request.”.
(3) For regulation 15(2) (prescribed steps in relation to supply of information to local authorities), substitute—
“(2) The prescribed steps are—
(a)approving the suitability of additional premises under regulation 7C of the Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008;
(b)giving notice of intention to cancel a person’s registration;
(c)cancellation of a person’s registration;
(d)suspension of a person’s registration, generally or only in relation to particular premises; or
(e)termination of a person’s registration at the person’s request.”.
(4) In Schedule 2 (Supply and disclosure of information)—
(a)in paragraph 7, for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—
“(b)the child’s home,
(c)other domestic premises, or
(d)non-domestic premises.”; and
(b)in paragraph 19, for sub-paragraph (b) to the end substitute—
“(b)approving the suitability of additional premises under regulation 7C of the Childcare (Early Years and General Childcare Registers) (Common Provisions) Regulations 2008 for the provision of childcare by the person;
(c)giving notice of intention to cancel the person’s registration;
(d)cancelling the person’s registration;
(e)suspending the person’s registration, either generally or only in relation to particular premises; or
(f)terminating the person’s registration at the person’s request, and
in relation to a step mentioned in any of sub-paragraphs (b) to (f), the date on which the step was taken.”.