Part 3Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England
Chapter 5Common provisions
Offences and criminal proceedings
I186Time limit for proceedings
1
Proceedings for an offence under this Part or regulations made under it may be brought within a period of six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to warrant the proceedings comes to his knowledge.
2
No such proceedings may be brought by virtue of subsection (1) more than three years after the commission of the offence.