The Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children's Homes etc.) Regulations 2015

F66£2959; and

F69£807; and

a school which is a children’s home under section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and

a secure children’s home.

applies for the purposes of section 15(3) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (applications by registered persons); and

prescribes the fee that must accompany an application under section 15(1)(a) of that Act.

where the agency has a principal office that is not small, F26£910; and

where the agency has a small principal office, F72£807.

F27£910 in respect of each proposed new branch that is not a small branch; and

F73£807 in respect of each proposed new small branch.

a school which is a children’s home under section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and

a secure children’s home.

regulation 19 applies for the purposes of section 87D(2) of the Children Act 1989;

regulations 20 to 25 apply for the purposes of section 16(3) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and

regulation 26 applies for the purposes of section 155(1) and (2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

has 3 or fewer approved places, F45£1019;

has between 13 and 50 approved places, F48£1601;

has between 51 and 500 approved places, F49£2240;

has more than 500 approved places, F50£2690.

has 3 or fewer approved places, F37£1356;

has more than F2110 approved places, F40£2001.

has 3 or fewer approved places, F41£2494;

has more than F1717 approved places, F44£5995.

in the case of a school or college that was providing accommodation for any child on 1st January 2002, on 1st September in each year;

in the case of a school or college established after 1st January 2002 and before 1st April 2015, on the anniversary of the date on which the school or college was established;

otherwise, on the date of the establishment of the school or college, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

F60£2044; and

F63£1084;

in the case of a person who carries on an agency that was an adoption society approved under Part 1 of the Adoption Act 1976 M20, on 30th April in each year;

in the case of a new provider registered before 1st April 2015, on the anniversary of the date on which the certificate was issued;

otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

if the certificate was issued before 1st April 2015, on the anniversary of the date on which the certificate was issued;

otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

if the certificate was issued before 1st April 2003, on 1st April in each year;

if the certificate was issued on or after 1st April 2003 but before 1st April 2015, on the anniversary of the date on which the certificate was issued;

otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

where the home has 3 or fewer approved places, F55£3120;

where the home has more than F5320 approved places, F54£8629.

where there are 3 or fewer approved places, F57£4679;

a school which is a children’s home under section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and

a secure children’s home.

in the case of an existing provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the annual fee was payable under the Registered Homes Act 1984 Act or the Children Act 1989;

in the case of an existing provider, where an annual fee was not previously payable under the Children Act 1989, on 1st April in each year;

in the case of a previously exempt provider, on 1st April in each year;

in the case of a new provider if the certificate was issued before 1st April 2015, on the anniversary of the date of issue of the certificate;

otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

where the centre has 3 or fewer approved places, F75£2078;

where the centre has 4 approved places, F76£2104;

where the centre has more than 4 approved places, F77£2104.

in the case of an existing provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the annual fee was payable under the Registered Homes Act 1984 Act or the Children Act 1989;

in the case of a previously exempt provider, on 1st April in each year;

in the case of a new provider if the certificate was issued before 1st April 2015, on the anniversary of the date of issue of the certificate;

otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

if the certificate was issued before 1st April 2015, on the anniversary of the date on which the certificate was issued;

otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

the discharge by the authority of relevant adoption functions, of F11£2059; and

the discharge by the authority of relevant fostering functions, of F12£3216.

for the purposes of a children's home, to be inspected, subject to paragraphs F5(2), (3), (3ZA), (3ZB), (3A) and (3B), at least twice in every year;

for the purposes of a residential family centre, a voluntary adoption agency, an adoption support agency or a fostering agency, to be inspected F34, subject to paragraph (1A), at least once in every three year period;

for the purposes of a holiday scheme for disabled children, at least once in every year.

where an inspection under paragraph (1)(b) was due to be carried out before 1st April 2021 but was not carried out, an inspection must take place before 1st April 2023 and thereafter at least once in every three year period;

where an inspection under paragraph (1)(b) was due to be carried out before 1st April 2022 but was not carried out, an inspection must take place before 1st April 2024 and thereafter at least once in every three year period; or

where an inspection under paragraph (1)(b) was due to be carried out before 1st April 2023 but was not carried out before that date, an inspection must take place before 1st April 2025 and thereafter at least once in every three year period.

before 1st October in any year, the Chief Inspector must arrange for that children’s home to be inspected at least once before 31st March that year;

on or after 1st October in any year, no inspection of that children’s home is to be carried out that year.

which records a judgement that the overall experiences and progress of children and young people living in a children’s home are good or outstanding, no further inspection will be required in that year unless the Chief Inspector determines that a further inspection is required;

which records a judgement that the overall experiences and progress of the children and young people are less than good, and that inspection was carried out on or after the 1st January, if the Chief Inspector has been unable to arrange for the second inspection to be carried out in that year the Chief Inspector may carry out the next inspection in the first three months of the following year.

“year” means the period commencing on 1st April in any year and ending on 31st March in the following year; F7...

“three year period” means the period commencing on 1st April in any year and ending on 31st March in the third year followingF8; and

“closed children’s home” means a children’s home in respect of which a condition imposed under section 13(5) of the Care Standards Act 2000 is for the time being in force that the registered person must inform the Chief Inspector of their intention to accommodate children at the home at least three months before any child is accommodated.