The Tax Credits (Approval of Home Child Care Providers) Scheme 2003

Definitions

2.  In this Scheme–

“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989(1);

“approval criteria” has the meaning given to it in article 8;

“the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England(2);

“child” has the meaning attributed to it by the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002(3);

“parent” includes a person who–

(a)

has parental responsibility for a child;

(b)

is a local authority foster parent in relation to a child;

(c)

is a foster parent with whom a child has been placed by a voluntary organisation; and

(d)

fosters a child privately;

“parental responsibility” and “fosters a child privately” have the meanings attributed to those respective expressions by sections 3 and 66 of the 1989 Act;

“qualifying child care” means care provided–

(a)

for reward; and

(b)

in respect of a child other than a child to whom the provider is a parent or relative;

“relative” in relation to a child means a grand parent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt (whether of the full blood or half blood or by affinity) or step-parent;

“the Tribunal” means the Tribunal established by section 9 of the Protection of Children Act 1999(4);

“the Tribunal Regulations” means the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002(5);

“the Suspension Regulations” means the Child Minding and Day Care (Suspension of Registration) (England) Regulations 2003(6).

(1)

1989 c. 41.

(2)

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector is appointed under section 1 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (c. 57).

(3)

S.I. 2002/2007.

(4)

1999 c. 14.

(5)

S.I. 2002/816.

(6)

S.I. 2003/332.