Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare (Supply and Disclosure of Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2008.

Amendment to the Childcare (Supply and Disclosure of Information) (England) Regulations 2007

2.The Childcare (Supply and Disclosure of Information) (England) Regulations 2007( 2 ) are amended as follows.

3. In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definitions of “registered person” and “registration”, after “Chapter” insert “2, 3 or”.

4. In regulation 4 (supply of information to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “6(a), (c), (d) and (e)” substitute “6, 9 and 10”, and

(b) in paragraph (2)(a), after “has been cancelled”, insert “and the date of cancellation”.

5. In regulation 5 (supply of information to local authorities), in paragraph (2)(a), after “has been cancelled”, insert “and the date of cancellation”.

6. In regulation 7 (disclosure of information to protect children from harm or neglect), in paragraph (a), before “Part 1” insert “paragraphs 1 to 4 and 5A of”.

7. In regulation 9 (required provision of information to various prescribed persons), in paragraph (3)(b), for “and 12” substitute “, 12 and 13”.

8. In regulation 10 (required provision of information to parents), in paragraph (3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “3” substitute “4”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “paragraphs” insert “8,”.

9. In Schedule 1—

(a) in paragraph 5, omit “and, if applicable, the date on which the registration ceased”;

(b) after paragraph 5, insert—

“ 5A. Whether the person is registered under Chapter 2 (regulation of early years provision), Chapter 3 (regulation of later years provision for children under 8) or Chapter 4 (voluntary registration) of Part 3 of the Act . ” ;

(c) at the end of paragraph 6, insert—

“ and,

in relation to a step mentioned in any of sub-paragraphs (b) to (e), the date on which the step was taken. ” ;

(d) in paragraph 16, after “section” insert “39, 59 or”; and

(e) after paragraph 17, insert—

“ 18. Information about the most recent inspection by the Chief Inspector of the childcare in respect of which that person is registered, including information as to how to obtain a copy of any report made by the Chief Inspector in relation to that inspection. ” .