Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1019
Children And Young Persons, England
The Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Registration, Inspection and Supply and Disclosure of Information) and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
8th September 2021
Laid before Parliament
9th September 2021
Coming into force
1st October 2021
Citation and commencement
Amendment of the Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Registration, Inspection and Supply and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2014
2. In Schedule 1 (Applications for registration) of the Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Registration, Inspection and Supply and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2014( 3 ), for paragraph 16(3)(a) substitute—
“ (a) a minimum of one quality assurance visit in the first year of registration, which must be unannounced; ” .
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
3. —(1)Regulation 27 of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015( 4 ) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (1) (frequency of inspections) insert—
“ (1A) For the year ending 31st March 2022, the Chief Inspector must comply with paragraph (1) as far as reasonably practicable. ” .
(3) For paragraph (3A)(a) and (b) and the closing words substitute—
“ (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, no further inspection will be required in that year unless the Chief Inspector determines that a further inspection is required;
(b) which records a judgement that the overall experiences and progress of the children and young people are less than good, and that inspection was carried out on or after the 1st January, if the Chief Inspector has been unable to arrange for the second inspection to be carried out in that year the Chief Inspector may carry out the next inspection in the first three months of the following year. ” .
Vicky Ford
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
8th September 2021
2000 c. 14 . Section 31(7) was amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) .
2006 c. 21 . Section 51A was added by paragraph 13 of Schedule 4(2) to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) .
S.I. 2014/1920 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2015/551 . Amended by S.I. 2017/245 and 2018/246 , Regulation 27 was omitted by S.I. 2020/445 , regulation 12. The amendment made by regulation 12 ceases to have effect at the end of 30th September 2021.