The Children’s Homes etc. Inspection Fees, Childcare Fees, Adoption and Children Act Register (Amendment) Regulations 2019

PART 1 Introductory Provisions

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Children’s Homes etc. Inspection Fees, Childcare Fees, Adoption and Children Act Register (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st May 2019, save for regulation 6, which comes into force on 1st September 2019.

(3) In these Regulations, the “2015 Regulations” mean Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015(1).

PART 2 Amendment to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015

2.  The 2015 Regulations are amended as follows in this Part.

Substitution of fees payable

3.  In each provision of the 2015 Regulations specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule to these Regulations, for the amount specified in column 2 (Old fee) substitute the amount specified in column 3 (New fee).

Amendment to size classification of residential special schools

4.  In regulation 19 (Boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools) —

(a) in paragraph (3)(b) for “18” substitute “17”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b)(ii) for “18th” substitute “17th”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)(c) for “18” substitute “17”.

Amendment to size classification of children’s homes

5.  In regulation 23 (Children’s homes) —

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “31” substitute “29”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “31st” substitute “29th”; and

(c) in paragraph (1)(c) for “31” substitute “29”.

PART 3 Amendment to the Childcare (Fees) Regulations 2008

Amendment to the Childcare (Fees) Regulations 2008

6.  In regulation 10(7) (Annual fee for early years providers, other than childminders, registered in the early years register) of the Childcare (Fees) Regulations 2008(2), for “2019” substitute “2021”.

PART 4 Amendments related to the Adoption and Children Act Register

Amendment to Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005

7.  The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005(3) are amended as follows—

(a) omit regulation 2(2) (Interpretation);

(b) omit regulation 19A (Information to be provided for entry in Part 1 of the register);

(c) omit regulation 30G (Information to be provided for entry in Part 3 of the register);

(d) omit Schedule 1A (Information about children suitable for adoption); and

(e) omit Schedule 4B (Information about prospective adopters who are suitable to adopt a child).

Amendment to the Adoption and Children Act Register Regulations 2014

8.  In the Adoption and Children Act Register Regulations 2014(4) omit regulation 4(1) (information to be provided for entry in Part 2 of the register).

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Education

Anne Milton

Minister of State

Department for Education

8th April 2019