Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 261
Children And Young Persons, England
The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
8th March 2021
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2021
Coming into force
30th March 2021
The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22C(11), 23ZA(4)(b), 87D(2) and 104(4) of and paragraphs 12A, 12E and 12F of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989( 1 ), sections 12(2), 15(3), 16(3), 22(1), (2)(d), (2)(f), (5)(a), (7)(a) and (c), 31(7) and 118(5) and (6) of the Care Standards Act 2000( 2 ) and sections 9(1)(a) and 140(7) and (8) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002( 3 ) makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
(2) These Regulations come into force on 30th March 2021.
Amendment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspection) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015
2. —(1) Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc) Regulations 2015( 4 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In each provision of the Regulations specified in column 1 of the table, for the amount specified in column 2 (Old fee) substitute the amount specified in column 3 (New fee)—
Table
| Provision of the Regulations (1) | Old fee (2) | New fee (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation 4 (Registration fees: voluntary adoption agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (1)(a) | £2646 | £2445 |
| Paragraph (1)(b)(i) | £2646 | £2445 |
| Paragraph (1)(b)(ii) | £734 | £667 |
| Paragraph (2)(a) | £734 | £667 |
| Paragraph (2)(b)(i) | £2646 | £2445 |
| Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) | £734 | £667 |
| Regulation 5 (Registration fees: adoption support agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (1) | £2646 | £2445 |
| Paragraph (2) | £734 | £667 |
| Paragraph (3) | £734 | £667 |
| Regulation 6 (Registration fees: children’s homes) | ||
| Paragraph (2) | £1056 | £960 |
| Regulation 7 (Registration fees: residential family centres) | ||
| Paragraph (2) | £881 | £801 |
| Paragraph (3) | £881 | £801 |
| Regulation 12 (Variation fees: voluntary adoption agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (1)(b) | £734 | £667 |
| Paragraph (2)(b) | £734 | £667 |
| Paragraph (3) | £122 | £111 |
| Regulation 13 (Variation fees: adoption support agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (2) | £734 | £667 |
| Paragraph (3) | £122 | £111 |
| Regulation 14 (Variation fees: children’s homes) | ||
| Paragraph (3) | £176 | £160 |
| Regulation 15 (Variation fees: residential family centres) | ||
| Paragraph (2) | £881 | £801 |
| Paragraph (3) | £146 | £133 |
| Regulation 16 (Variation fees: fostering agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (2) | £176 | £160 |
| Regulation 19 (Annual fees: boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools | ||
| Paragraph (2)(a) | £1233 | £1121 |
| Paragraph (2)(b)(i) | £1233 | £1121 |
| Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) | £75 | £68 |
| Paragraph (2)(c) | £1821 | £1717 |
| Paragraph (3)(a) | £2267 | £2061 |
| Paragraph (3)(b)(i) | £2267 | £2061 |
| Paragraph (3)(b)(ii) | £226 | £205 |
| Regulation 20 (Annual fees: voluntary adoption agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (1)(a) | £1858 | £1689 |
| Paragraph (1)(b)(i) | £1858 | £1689 |
| Paragraph (1)(b)(ii) | £985 | £895 |
| Paragraph (2)(a) | £985 | £895 |
| Paragraph (2)(b)(i) | £1858 | £1689 |
| Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) | £985 | £895 |
| Regulation 21 (Annual fees: adoption support agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (1) | £1750 | £1694 |
| Paragraph (2) | £985 | £895 |
| Regulation 22 (Annual fees: fostering agencies) | ||
| Paragraph (1) | £3113 | £2830 |
| Regulation 23 (Annual fees: children’s homes) | ||
| Paragraph (1)(a) | £2836 | £2578 |
| Paragraph (1)(b)(i) | £2836 | £2578 |
| Paragraph (1)(b)(ii) | £283 | £257 |
| Regulation 24 (Annual fees: residential family centres) | ||
| Paragraph (1)(a) | £1889 | £1717 |
(3) In regulation 19 (boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools)—
(a) in paragraph (2)(b) for “10” substitute “11”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(b)(ii) for “10th” substitute “11th”;
(c) in paragraph 2(c) for “10” substitute “11”;
(d) in paragraph (3)(b) for “15” substitute “17”;
(e) in paragraph (3)(b)(ii) for “15th” substitute “17th”; and
(f) in paragraph (3)(c) for “15” substitute “17”.
(4) In regulation 23 (children’s homes)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b) for “25″ substitute “29”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “25th” substitute “29th”; and
(c) in paragraph (1)(c) for “25” substitute “29”.
Amendment of the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Amendment of the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020
Revocation
5. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020( 7 ) are revoked.
Vicky Ford
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
8th March 2021
1989 c. 41 . Section 22C(11) was amended by S.I. 2016/413 . Section 23ZA was inserted by section 15 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23) . Section 87D was inserted by section 108 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) (“the 2000 Act”). Paragraphs 12A to 12G of Schedule 2 were substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 2008. Paragraph 12F of Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2016/413 .
2000 c. 14 . Section 12(2) of the 2000 Act was amended by section 105(1) and (3) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (“the 2003 Act”) and by paragraphs 1 and 11 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) (“the 2008 Act”). Section 15(3) of the 2000 Act was amended by paragraphs 1 and 14(b) of Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act. Section 16(3) of the 2000 Act was amended by section 105(1) and (3) of the 2003 Act and by paragraphs 1 and 15 of Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act. Sections 12(2), 15(3) and 16(3) of the 2000 Act were applied to a person who carries on or manages a holiday scheme for disabled children by regulation 2(1), (2)(b), (d), (e) and (j) of S.I. 2013/253 , with the modifications specified in paragraphs 2 and 6 of the Schedule to those Regulations. Section 22(1) was amended by section 103(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) . Section 22(1)(b)(ii) was amended by S.I. 2019/772 . Section 31(7) was amended by section 95 of and Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act. See section 121 of the 2000 Act for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2002 c. 38 . Section 140(7) was inserted by section 7(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014.
S.I. 2015/551 . Amended by S.I. 2015/971 , S.I. 2016/322 , S.I. 2017/245 , S.I. 2018/246 , S.I. 2019/835 S.I. 2020/253 and S.I. 2020/445 .
S.I. 2020/445 . Regulation 14 was amended by S.I 2020/909 .