(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply to England only, revoke and replace the Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children's Homes etc.) Regulations 2007.
Parts 2, 3 and 4 of these Regulations amend the fees that are to be paid to the Chief Inspector. Part 2 prescribes the new registration fees which are payable in respect of voluntary adoption agencies, adoption support agencies, children's homes, residential family centres, fostering agencies, holiday schemes for disabled children and providers of social work services. Part 3 prescribes the new variation fees which are payable in respect of all those establishments and agencies with the exception of holiday schemes for disabled children. Part 4 prescribes the new annual fees which are payable by all the above establishments and agencies (including holiday schemes for disabled children) but with the exception of providers of social work services. Part 4 also prescribes the new annual fees which are payable by boarding schools, residential colleges, residential special schools and in respect of local authority adoption and fostering functions.
Part 5 of these Regulations prescribes the frequency of inspection in relation to children's homes, residential family centres, voluntary adoption agencies, adoption support agencies, fostering agencies and holiday schemes for disabled children.
A Regulatory Triage Assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations and may be obtained from legislation.gov.uk .