
2022 No. 196
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 2022
Made 28th February 2022
Laid before Parliament 2nd March 2022
Coming into force 1st April 2022
The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87D(2) and 104(4)(a) of the Children Act 1989, and sections 12(2), 15(3), 16(3), 31(7) and 118(5) and (6) of the Care Standards Act 2000 makes the following Regulations.
Citation, commencement and extent
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1st April 2022.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Interpretation
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In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015.
Amendment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015
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The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 10.
Amendment to Regulation 2 (interpretation)
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In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in the appropriate place insert—“
 “multi-building children’s home” means a children’s home where the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building;”; and“
 “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;”, and
(b) in the definition of “small children’s home”, after “means a children’s home” insert “, other than a multi-building children’s home,”.
Amendment to Regulation 6 (children’s homes)
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In regulation 6 (children’s homes)—
(a) for paragraph (1), substitute—“
(1) Subject to paragraph (4), where the application is for registration as the person who carries on a multi-building children’s home or a children’s home that is not a small children’s home, the fee is £2911.”; and
(b) for paragraph (3), substitute—“
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where the application is for registration as the person who manages a multi-building children’s home or a children’s home that is not a small children’s home, the fee is £910.
(4) The fees payable in respect of a multi-building children’s home do not apply to the following—
(a) a school which is a children’s home under section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and
(b) a secure children’s home.”.
Amendment to Regulation 14 (children’s homes)
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In regulation 14 (children’s homes)—
(a) for paragraph (1), substitute—“
(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), where the application relates to a multi-building children’s home or a children’s home that is not a small children’s home, the fee is £910.”; and
(b) after paragraph (3), insert—“
(4) The fees payable in respect of a multi-building children’s home do not apply to the following—
(a) a school which is a children’s home under section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and
(b) a secure children’s home.”.
Amendment to Regulation 19 (boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools)
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In regulation 19 (boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools)—
(a) in paragraph (2)(b) for “11” substitute “10”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(b)(ii) for “11th” substitute “10th”; and
(c) in paragraph (2)(c) for “11” substitute “10”.
Amendment to Regulation 23 (children’s homes)
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In regulation 23 (children’s homes)—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “The annual fee” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (1A) and (1B), the annual fee”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b) for “29” substitute “26”;
(c) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “29th” substitute “26th”;
(d) in paragraph (1)(c) for “29” substitute “26”; and
(e) after paragraph (1) insert—“
(1A) The annual fee payable in respect of a multi-building children’s home is—
(a) where there are 3 or fewer approved places, £4254;
(b) where there are between 4 and 6 approved places,
(i) £4254, plus
(ii) £283 for each approved place from the 4th to the 6th inclusive.
(1B) The fees payable in respect of a multi-building children’s home do not apply to the following—
(a) a school which is a children’s home under section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and
(b) a secure children’s home.”.
Amendment to Regulation 27 (frequency of inspections)
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In regulation 27 (frequency of inspections)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b), after “to be inspected”, insert “, subject to paragraph (1A),”; and
(b) for paragraph (1A) substitute —“
(1A) The Chief Inspector must comply with paragraph (1)(b) subject to the following—
(a) where an inspection under paragraph (1)(b) was due to be carried out before 1st April 2021 but was not carried out, an inspection must take place before 1st April 2023 and thereafter at least once in every three year period;
(b) where an inspection under paragraph (1)(b) was due to be carried out before 1st April 2022 but was not carried out, an inspection must take place before 1st April 2024 and thereafter at least once in every three year period; or
(c) where an inspection under paragraph (1)(b) was due to be carried out before 1st April 2023 but was not carried out before that date, an inspection must take place before 1st April 2025 and thereafter at least once in every three year period.”.
Substitution of other fees payable under the principal Regulations
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In each provision of the principal 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).
Will Quince
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
28th February 2022
SCHEDULE
Substitution of other fees payable under the principal Regulations
Regulation 10


Provision of the principal Regulations (1) Old fee (2) New fee (3)
Regulation 4 (registration fees: voluntary adoption agencies)
Paragraph (1)(a) £2445 £2690
Paragraph (1)(b)(i) £2445 £2690
Paragraph (1)(b)(ii) £667 £734
Paragraph (2)(a) £667 £734
Paragraph (2)(b)(i) £2445 £2690
Paragraph 2(b)(ii) £667 £734
Regulation 5 (registrations fees: adoption support agencies)
Paragraph (1) £2445 £2690
Paragraph (2) £667 £734
Paragraph (3) £667 £734
Regulation 6 (registrations fees: children’s homes)
Paragraph (2) £960 £1056
Regulation 7 (registration fees: residential family centres)
Paragraph (1) £2646 £2911
Paragraph (2) £801 £881
Paragraph (3) £801 £881
Regulation 8 (registrations fees: fostering agencies)
Paragraph (1) £2646 £2911
Regulation 12 (variation fees: voluntary adoption agencies)
Paragraph (1)(a) £919 £910
Paragraph (1)(b) £667 £734
Paragraph (2)(a) £919 £910
Paragraph (2)(b) £667 £734
Paragraph (3) £111 £122
Regulation 13 (variation fees: adoption support agencies)
Paragraph (1) £919 £910
Paragraph (2) £667 £734
Paragraph (3) £111 £122
Regulation 14 (variation fees: children’s home)
Paragraph (3) £160 £176
Regulation 15 (variation fees: residential family centres)
Paragraph (1) £1102 £910
Paragraph (2) £801 £881
Paragraph (3) £133 £146
Regulation 16 (variation fees: fostering agencies)
Paragraph (1) £1322 £910
Paragraph (2) £160 £176
Regulation 19 (annual fees: boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools)
Paragraph (1)(a) £842 £926
Paragraph (1)(b)(i) £842 £926
Paragraph (1)(b)(ii) £51 £56
Paragraph (1)(c) £1323 £1455
Paragraph (1)(d) £1851 £2036
Paragraph (1)(e) £2223 £2445
Paragraph (2)(a) £1121 £1233
Paragraph (2)(b)(i) £1121 £1233
Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) £68 £75
Paragraph (2)(c) £1717 £1819
Paragraph (3)(a) £2061 £2267
Paragraph (3)(b)(i) £2061 £2267
Paragraph (3)(b)(ii) £205 £226
Paragraph (3)(c) £5007 £5457
Regulation 20 (annual fees: voluntary adoption agencies)
Paragraph (1)(a) £1689 £1858
Paragraph (1)(b)(i) £1689 £1858
Paragraph (1)(b)(ii) £895 £985
Paragraph (2)(a) £895 £985
Paragraph (2)(b)(i) £1689 £1858
Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) £895 £985
Regulation 21 (annual fees: adoption support agencies)
Paragraph (1) £1694 £1750
Paragraph (2) £895 £985
Regulation 22 (annual fees: fostering agencies
Paragraph (1) £2830 £3113
Regulation 23 (annual fees: children’s home)
Paragraph (1)(a) £2578 £2836
Paragraph (1)(b)(i) £2578 £2836
Paragraph (1)(b)(ii) £257 £283
Paragraph (1) (c) £9285 £9436
Regulation 24 (annual fees: residential family centres)
Paragraph (1)(a) £1717 £1889