- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (01/04/2024)
- Original (As made)
Point in time view as at 01/04/2024.
The Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children's Homes etc.) Regulations 2015, PART 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 30 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes and effects yet to be applied by the editorial team are only applicable when viewing the latest version or prospective version of legislation. They are therefore not accessible when viewing legislation as at a specific point in time. To view the ‘Changes to Legislation’ information for this provision return to the latest version view using the options provided in the ‘What Version’ box above.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children's Homes etc.) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015.
2. In these Regulations—
“approved place” means—
in relation to a children's home M1, boarding school, residential college or residential special school, a bed provided for the use of a service user at night; and
in relation to a residential family centre M2, overnight accommodation which is appropriate to a single family;
[F1in relation to a supported accommodation undertaking, premises at which supported accommodation is to be provided by the undertaking;]
“boarding school” means a school (not being a residential special school or a school which is a children's home or care home M3) providing accommodation for any child, and “school” has the meaning given to it in section 4 of the Education Act 1996 M4;
“Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;
“holiday scheme for disabled children” has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Holiday Schemes for Disabled Children) (England) Regulations 2013 M5;
[F2“large supported accommodation undertaking” means a supported accommodation undertaking which has 10 or more approved places;]
[F3“multi-building children’s home” means a children’s home where the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building;]
“relevant number of staff” means—
in the case of a voluntary adoption agency M6, seven full-time staff or the equivalent, excluding the manager or, as the case may be, branch manager, appointed in accordance with the Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 M7;
in the case of an adoption support agency M8, two full-time staff or the equivalent, excluding the manager appointed in accordance with the Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 M9 or anyone employed solely as a receptionist or administrator;
“residential college” means a college as defined in section 87(10) M10 of the Children Act 1989 which provides accommodation for any child;
“residential special school” means—
a special school within the meaning of section 337 of the Education Act 1996 M11;
an independent educational institution which has been entered on the register of independent educational institutions in England and which is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs (within the meaning of section 579 of the Education Act 1996 M12),
which is not a registered children's home but which provides accommodation for any child;
[F4“secure children’s home” means—
a children’s home provided for the purpose of restricting liberty and approved for that purpose in accordance with regulation 3 of the Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991; or
F5... a secure 16 to 19 Academy approved under section 1B(4) of the Academies Act 2010;]
“small adoption support agency” means an adoption support agency where no more than the relevant number of staff are employed at any one time;
“small branch” means a branch where no more than the relevant number of staff are employed at any one time as social workers;
“small children's home” means a children's home[F6, other than a multi-building children’s home,] which has fewer than four approved places;
“small principal office” means a principal office where no more than the relevant number of staff are employed at any one time as social workers;
“small residential family centre” means a residential family centre which has fewer than four approved places;
[F7“small supported accommodation undertaking” means a supported accommodation undertaking which has fewer than 10 approved places;]
“social worker” means a person who is registered as such in [F8the register of social workers in England maintained under section 39(1) of the Children and Social Work Act 2017].
[F9“supported accommodation” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Supported Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2022;]
[F9“supported accommodation undertaking” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Supported Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2022.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 inserted (28.4.2023) by The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/416), regs. 1(2), 39(2)(a) (with reg. 44)
F2Words in reg. 2 inserted (28.4.2023) by The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/416), regs. 1(2), 39(2)(b) (with reg. 44)
F3Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2022) by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/196), regs. 1(1), 4(a)
F4Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.4.2023) by The Childcare and Inspection of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees) (Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/276), regs. 1(2)(b), 6
F5Word in reg. 2 omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Registration and Inspection of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/315), regs. 1(2), 10
F6Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2022) by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/196), regs. 1(1), 4(b)
F7Words in reg. 2 inserted (28.4.2023) by The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/416), regs. 1(2), 39(2)(c) (with reg. 44)
F8Words in reg. 2 substituted (2.12.2019) by The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1094), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 36; S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(b)
F9Words in reg. 2 inserted (28.4.2023) by The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/416), regs. 1(2), 39(2)(d) (with reg. 44)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 1 of the Care Standards Act 2000 defines “children's home”.
M2Section 4 of the Care Standards Act 2000 defines “residential family centre”. Regulation 3 of the Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3213) excepts certain establishments from that definition.
M3Section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 defines “care home”.
M41996 c.56. Section 4 was amended by: section 51 of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8 to, the Education Act 1997 (c.44); Schedule 22 to the Education Act 2002 (c.32); section 95(2) and (3) of the Childcare Act 2006 (c.21); paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 13 to the Education Act 2011 (c.21); and paragraph 97 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2010/1080.
M6Section 4(7) of the Care Standards Act 2000 defines “voluntary adoption agency”.
M7S.I. 2003/367, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
M8Section 4(7A) of the Care Standards Act 2000 defines “adoption support agency”.
M9S.I. 2005/2720, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
M10The definition of “college” in section 87D(10) was amended by paragraph 6(4)(a) of Schedule 13 to the Education Act 2011.
M11Section 337 was substituted by paragraph 36 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c.6).
M12The definitions of “special educational provision” and “special educational needs” were inserted into section 579 by paragraph 59(b) of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: