The Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2007

Annual fees

5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the registered provider, in respect of a care home, agency or adult placement scheme specified in column (1) of the Table below shall pay an annual fee and—

(a) the amount of the annual fee shall be—

(i) in the case of an agency or adult placement scheme, the amount specified in column (2); or

(ii) in the case of a care home, the sum of the amount specified in column (2) and the amount specified in column (3) multiplied by the number of approved places at the care home concerned; and

(b) shall be payable for the year beginning 1st April 2007 and subsequent years in accordance with column (4).

Column (1) Care home, agency or adult placement scheme			Column (2) Flat rate payable in all cases	Column (3) Rate payable for each approved place	Column (4) Annual fee due
(a)		Care home	£297	£99	(a)	in the case of an existing provider, on the anniversary of the date on which the annual fee was payable under the 1984 Act;
					(b)	in the case of a previously exempt provider, each year on 1st April; and
					(c)	in the case of a new provider—
						(i)	if the certificate was issued before 1st April 2007, each year on the anniversary of the date of issue;
						(ii)	otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.
(b)		Domiciliary care agency	£1,242		(a)	if the certificate was issued—
						(i)	before 1st April 2003, each year on 1st April, or
						(ii)	on or after 1st April 2003 and before 1st April 2007, each year on the anniversary of the date on which the certificate was issued; or
					(b)	otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.
(c)		Nurses agency	£828		(a)	in the case of an existing provider—
						(i)	where the licence under the 1957 Act was granted to the provider by the local authority between 1st January 2002 and 31st March 2002, on the anniversary first occurring after 1st April 2007 of the date on which the licence was granted, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date;
						(ii)	where the licence under the 1957 Act was granted to the provider by the local authority on or after 1st April 2002 but before 1st April 2003, on the anniversary first occurring on or after 1st April 2007 of the date on which the licence was granted, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date;
						(iii)	whose licence under the 1957 Act continued to be treated as valid after 31st December 2002 by virtue of article 4(1)(a) of the relevant order, on the anniversary first occurring on or after 1st April 2007 of the date on which the fee payable in relation to the making of an application for a licence under the 1957 Act was last paid, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date;
						(iv)	whose licence under the 1957 Act continued to be treated as valid after 31st December 2002 by virtue of article 4(1)(b) of the relevant order—
							(aa)	where the licence was granted to the provider by the local authority on or after 1st January 2001 but before 1st April 2001, on the anniversary first occurring after 1st April 2007 of the date on which the licence was granted, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date;
							(bb)	where the licence was granted to the provider by the local authority on or after 1st April 2001 but before 1st January 2002, on the anniversary first occurring on or after 1st April 2007 of the date on which the fee payable in relation to the making of an application for a licence under the 1957 Act was last paid, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date; and
					(b)	in the case of a new provider—
						(i)	where the certificate was issued on or after 1st April 2003 and before 1st April 2007, each year on the anniversary of the date on which the certificate was issued, or
						(ii)	otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued, and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.
(d)	Adult placement scheme		£1,987		(a)	in the case of a certificate issued before 1st April 2007, on the anniversary of the date on which the certificate was issued; or
					(b)	otherwise, on the date on which the certificate is issued and thereafter on the anniversary of that date.

(2) In the case of a care home which is a small care home, the annual fee shall be £199.

(3) In the case of an agency which is a small agency, the annual fee payable shall be 50 per cent. of the flat rate specified in column (2).

(4) In the case of an adult placement scheme which is a small scheme, the annual fee shall be £994.