PART 4Annual Fees

Children's homes23

1

The annual fee payable in respect of a children's home is—

a

where the home has 3 or fewer approved places, F1£1937;

b

where the home has between 4 and 33 approved places,

i

F2£1937, plus

ii

F3£194 for each approved place from the 4th to the 33rd inclusive;

c

where the home has more than 33 approved places, F4£7526.

2

The annual fee in respect of a children's home is payable—

a

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;

b

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;

c

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

d

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;

e

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