Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(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 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012.

(2) 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 2007( 4 ).

Amendment of regulations 14 and 15 of the Principal Regulations

2. In regulations 14(1) and (2) (voluntary adoption agencies) and 15 (adoption support agencies) of the Principal Regulations—

(a) for “£834.90” in each place where it occurs substitute “£918.39”; and

(b) for “£417.45” in each place where it occurs substitute “£459.20”.

Amendment of regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations

3. —(1)Regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations (children’s homes etc.) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) for “£1202.74” in each place where it occurs substitute “£1323.01”;

(b) for “69” in each place where it occurs substitute “62”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)—

(i) for “£119.79” substitute “£131.77”; and

(ii) for “69th” substitute “62nd”.

(3) In paragraph (2A)—

(a) for “£801.02” in each place where it occurs substitute “£881.12”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) for “between 4 and 6” substitute “4 or 5”; and

(ii) for paragraph (ii) substitute—

“ (ii) an amount of £110.47 for each of the 4th and 5th approved places; ” and

(c) in sub-paragraph (c) for “6” substitute “5”.

(4) In paragraph (3A)—

(a) for “£522.72” in each place where it occurs substitute “£574.99”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) for “17” substitute “15”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii)—

(aa) for “£31.46” substitute “£34.61”; and

(bb) for “17th” substitute “15th”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (c) for “18” substitute “16”.

(5) In paragraph (3B)—

(a) for “£522.72” in each place where it occurs substitute “£574.99”;

(b) for “17” in each place where it occurs substitute “14”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)—

(i) for “£31.46” substitute “£34.61”; and

(ii) for “17th” substitute “14th”.

(6) In paragraph (3C)—

(a) for “£961.95” in each place where it occurs substitute “£1058.15”;

(b) for “23” in each place where it occurs substitute “20”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)—

(i) for “£95.59” substitute “£105.15”; and

(ii) for “23rd” substitute “20th”.

Amendment of regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations

4. In regulation 18(b) of the Principal Regulations (local authority fostering functions) for “£2404.27” substitute “£2421”.