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Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children's Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2017/245
Year2017

2017 No. 245

Children And Young Persons, England

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Made 2nd March 2017

Laid before Parliament 3rd March 2017

Coming into force 1st April 2017

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87D(2) and 104(4)(a) of the Children Act 19891, sections 12(2), 15(3), 16(3) and 118(5), (6) and (7) of the Care Standards Act 20002and sections 155(1) and (2) and 181(2)(a) and (b) of the Education and Inspections Act 20063.

S-1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(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.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st April 2017.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 20154.

S-2 Substitution of fees payable under the principal Regulations

Substitution of fees payable under the principal Regulations

2.—(1) In each provision of the principal Regulations specified in column 1 of the table, for the amount specified in column 2 substitute the amount specified in column 3.

(2) “The table” means the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.

S-3 Amendment to size classification of children’s homes

Amendment to size classification of children’s homes

3. In regulation 23 (children’s homes) —

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “33” substitute “31”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “33rd” substitute “31st”; and

(c) in paragraph (1)(c) for “33” substitute “31”.

S-4 Frequency of inspections

Frequency of inspections

4.—(1) In regulation 27 (frequency of inspections) —

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “(2) and (3)” substitute “(2), (3), (3A) and (3B)”;

(b) after paragraph (3) insert —

S-3A

“3A Where in any year an inspection in that year results in a report prepared under section 32(5) of the Care Standards Act 20005:

(a) 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; and

(b) there has been no subsequent inspection in that year resulting in a report prepared under that Act which records a judgement that the overall experiences and progress of the children and young people are less than good,

the Chief Inspector must arrange for that home to be inspected at least once in the year following inspection.

S-3B

3B Subsection (3A) does not apply to accommodation in a children’s home approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 3 of the Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 19916.”.

Edward Timpson

Minister of State

Department for Education

2nd March 2017

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

SUBSTITUTION OF FEES PAYABLE UNDER THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Provision of the principal Regulations (1)

Old fee (2)

New fee (3)

Regulation 4 (registration fees: voluntary adoption agencies)

paragraph (1)(a)

£1837

£2021

paragraph (1)(b)(i)

£1837

£2021

paragraph (1)(b)(ii)

£501

£551

paragraph (2)(a)

£501

£551

paragraph (2)(b)(i)

£1837

£2021

paragraph (2)(b)(ii)

£501

£551

Regulation 5 (registration fees: adoption support agencies)

paragraph (1)

£1837

£2021

paragraph (2)

£501

£551

paragraph (3)

£501

£551

Regulation 6 (registration fees: children’s homes)

paragraph (2)

£722

£794

paragraph (3)

£722

£794

Regulation 7 (registration fees: residential family centres)

paragraph (1)

£2204

£2424

paragraph (2)

£602

£662

paragraph (3)

£602

£662

Regulation 8 (registration fees: fostering agencies)

paragraph (2)

£722

£794

Regulation 12 (variation fees: voluntary adoption agencies)

paragraph (1)(b)

£501

£551

paragraph (2)(b)

£501

£551

paragraph (3)

£84

£92

Regulation 13 (variation fees: adoption support agencies)

paragraph (2)

£501

£551

paragraph (3)

£84

£92

Regulation 14 (variation fees: children’s homes)

paragraph (2)

£722

£794

paragraph (3)

£120

£132

Regulation 15 (variation fees: residential family centres)

paragraph (2)

£602

£662

paragraph (3)

£100

£110

Regulation 16 (variation fees: fostering agencies)

paragraph (2)

£120

£132

Regulation 19 (annual fees: boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools)

paragraph (2)(a)

£842

£926

paragraph (2)(b)(i)

paragraph (2)(b)(ii)

£842

£51

£926

£56

paragraph (2)(c)

£1290

£1419

paragraph (3)(a)

£1549

£1704

paragraph (3)(b)(i)

£1549

£1704

paragraph (3)(b)(ii)

£154

£169

paragraph (3)(c)

£3859

£4245

Regulation 20 (annual fees: voluntary adoption agencies)

paragraph (1)(a)

£1268

£1395

paragraph (1)(b)(i)

£1268

£1395

paragraph (1)(b)(ii)

£673

£740

paragraph (2)(a)

£673

£740

paragraph (2)(b)(i)

£1268

£1395

paragraph (2)(b)(ii)

£673

£740

Regulation 21 (annual fees: adoption support agencies)

paragraph (1)

£1273

£1400

paragraph (2)

£673

£740

Regulation 22 (annual fees: fostering agencies)

paragraph (1)

£2126

£2339

Regulation 23 (annual fees: children’s homes)

paragraph (1)(a)

£1937

£2131

paragraph (1)(b)(i)

£1937

£2131

paragraph (1)(b)(ii)

£194

£213

paragraph (1)(c)

£7526

£8279

Regulation 24 (annual fees: residential family centres)

paragraph (1)(a)

£1290

£1419

paragraph (1)(b)

£1452

£1597

paragraph (1)(c)

£1515

£1667

Regulation 25 (annual fees: holiday schemes for disabled children)

Paragraph (1)

£2259

£500

Regulation 26 (annual fees: local authority adoption and fostering functions)

paragraph (1)(a)

£1547

£1702

paragraph (1)(b)

£2417

£2659

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations apply to England only.

Regulation 2 and the Schedule increase certain fees payable under Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015 ( S.I.2015/551).

In particular, they increase the fees that are payable to the Chief Inspector in respect of—

registration of voluntary adoption agencies, adoption support agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and fostering agencies;

variation of registration of those establishments and agencies.

They also increase the annual fees payable by the above establishments and agencies as well as those payable by boarding schools, residential colleges, residential special schools and in respect of local authority adoption and fostering functions.

Regulation 4 reduces the frequency at which children’s homes, other than secure children’s homes, judged good or outstanding by the Chief Inspector must be inspected, from at least twice a year to at least once per year.

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