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 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

(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 regulation 14 of the Principal Regulations

2. In regulation 14(1) and (2) of the Principal Regulations (voluntary adoption agencies)-

(a)for "£918.39" in each place where it occurs substitute "£952.54"; and

(b)for "£459.20" in each place where it occurs substitute "£505.11".

Amendment of regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations

3. In regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations (adoption support agencies)-

(a)in paragraph (1) for "£918.39" substitute "£956.05"; and

(b)in paragraph (2) for "£459.20" substitute "£505.11".

Amendment of regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations

4.-(1) Regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations (children's homes etc.) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) (children's homes)-

(a)for "£1323.01" in both places where it occurs substitute "£1455.32";

(b)for "62" in both places where it occurs substitute "37";

(c)in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)-

(i)for "£131.77" substitute "£144.95; and

(ii)for "62nd" substitute "37th"; and

(d)in sub-paragraph (c) for "£9120" substitute "£6399.31".

(3) In paragraph (2A) (residential family centres)-

(a)for "£881.12" substitute "£969.23";

(b)for sub-paragraph (b) substitute "has 4 approved places, £1090.75"; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (c) for "5" substitute "4".

(4) In paragraph (3A) (boarding schools)-

(a)for "£574.99" in both places where it occurs substitute "£632.49";

(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for "15" substitute "12";

(c)in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)-

(i)for "£34.61" substitute "£38.07"; and

(ii)for "14th" substitute "12th"; and

(d)in sub-paragraph (c) for "16" substitute "13".

(5) In paragraph (3B) (residential colleges)-

(a)for "£574.99" in both places where it occurs substitute "£632.49";

(b)for "14" in both places where it occurs substitute "11"; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (b)(ii)-

(i)for "£34.61" substitute "£38.07"; and

(ii)for "14th" substitute "11th".

(6) In paragraph (3C) (residential special schools)-

(a)for "£1058.15" in both places where it occurs substitute "£1163.96";

(b)for "20" in both places where it occurs substitute "18"; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) -

(i)for "£105.15" substitute "£115.66"; and

(ii)for "20th" substitute "18th".

Amendment of regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations

5.-(1) Regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations (local authority adoption and fostering functions) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (a) (relevant adoption functions) for "£1549" substitute "£1161.75".

(3) In paragraph (b) (relevant fostering functions) for "£2421" substitute "£1815.75".

Amendment of regulation 19 of the Principal Regulations

6. In regulation 19 of the Principal Regulations (frequency of inspections), omit paragraph (1)(c).

Amendment of regulation 2 of the Children Act 2004 (Children's Services) Regulations 2005

7. In regulation 2(1)(v) of the Children Act 2004 (Children's Services) Regulations 2005(5) (children's services) for the words "social service" to the end, substitute "function listed at section 135(1)(d) or (e) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(6)".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Parts 4 (annual fees) and 5 (frequency of inspections) of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children's Homes etc.) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/694) ("the Principal Regulations"). The Principal Regulations apply in relation to England only.

These Regulations amend the annual fees that are paid under the Care Standards Act 2000, the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and the Children Act 1989 to Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills in respect of voluntary adoption agencies, adoption support agencies, children's homes, residential family centres, boarding schools, residential colleges, residential special schools and in respect of local authority fostering and adoption functions.

Regulation 6 amends the Principal Regulations to remove the requirement that the Chief Inspector inspect premises used by local authorities in their performance of relevant functions (that is, their adoption and fostering functions) at least once in every three year period.

Regulation 7 amends the Children Act 2004 (Children's Services) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1972) so as to update the definition of "children's services" following amendments to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43).

An Impact Assessment has been prepared for this instrument and it is available from the Department for Education and annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.