10.—(1) In this regulation—
“application” means an application by the registered person under section 15(1)(a) of the Act for the variation or removal of a condition in relation to that person’s registration; and
“proposed effective date” means the date requested by the registered person as the date on which the variation or removal applied for is to take effect.
(2) An application shall be—
(a)made in writing on a form approved by the CI;
(b)sent or delivered to the CI not less than six weeks before the proposed effective date or such shorter period (if any) before that date as may be agreed with the CI; and
(c)accompanied by the information specified in paragraph (3).
(3) The following information is specified—
(a)the proposed effective date;
(b)the registered person’s reasons for making the application;
(c)details of changes that the registered person proposes to make in relation to the establishment or agency as a consequence of the variation or removal applied for, including details of—
(i)proposed structural changes to the premises that are used as an establishment or for the purposes of an agency;
(ii)additional staff, facilities or equipment, or changes in management that are required to ensure that the proposed changes are carried into effect; and
(iii)any changes to the information listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1;
(d)where the application is in respect of a children’s home, details of any changes to the information listed in Schedule 4 that the registered person proposes to make as a consequence of the variation or removal applied for.
(4) The registered person shall provide the CI with any other documents or information that the CI may reasonably require in relation to the application.
11. If it appears to the registered person that the establishment or agency is likely to cease to be financially viable at any time within the next following six months, the registered person shall give a report to the CI of the relevant circumstances.