Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2004 ( 3 ).

Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

2. Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (registration fees) is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “£1,584” substitute “£1,901”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£1,320” substitute “£1,584”;

(c) in paragraph (2)(a), for “£432” substitute “£518”;

(d) in paragraph (2)(b), for “£360” substitute “£432”;

(e) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£432” substitute “£518”; and

(f) in paragraph (3)(b), for “£360” substitute “£432”.

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations

3. Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (variation fees) is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), for “£792” substitute “£950”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£660” substitute “£792”;

(c) in paragraph (2)(a), for “£432” substitute “£518”;

(d) in paragraph (2)(b), for “£360” substitute “£432”;

(e) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£72” substitute “£86”; and

(f) in paragraph (3)(b), for “£60” substitute “£72”.

Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations

4. —(1) Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (annual fees) is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In the Table—

(a) in the entry relating to a care home—

(i) in column (2), for “£216” substitute “£259”;

(ii) in column (3), for “£72” substitute “£86”; and

(iii) in column (4), for “£72” substitute “£86”;

(b) in the entry relating to a children’s home—

(i) in column (2), for “£720” substitute “£864”;

(ii) in column (3), for “£72” substitute “£86”; and

(iii) in column (4), for “£72” substitute “£86”;

(c) in the entry relating to a fostering agency, in column (2), for “£1,440” substitute “£1,728”;

(d) in the entry relating to a residential family centre—

(i) in column (2), for “£480” substitute “£576”;

(ii) in column (3), for “£60” substitute “£72”; and

(iii) in column (4), for “£60” substitute “£72”;

(e) in the entry relating to a domiciliary care agency, in column (2), for “£900” substitute “£1,080”;

(f) in the entry relating to a nurses agency, in column (2), for “£600” substitute “£720”;

(g) in the entry relating to a boarding school and residential college—

(i) in column (2), for “£360” substitute “£432”;

(ii) in column (3), for “£21.60” substitute “£26”; and

(iii) in column (4), for “£10.80” substitute “£13”;

(h) in the entry relating to a residential special school—

(i) in column (1), for “£576” substitute “£691”;

(ii) in column (2), for “£57.60” substitute “£69”; and

(iii) in column (4), for “£28.80” substitute “£35”;

(i) the entry entitled “(i) local authority fostering service” shall be omitted, and

(j) in the entry relating to an adult placement scheme, in column (2), for “£1,440” substitute “£1,728”.

(3) In paragraph (2), for “£144” substitute “£173”.