27.—(1) The Chief Inspector must arrange for premises which are used—
(a)for the purposes of a children’s home, to be inspected, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), at least twice in every year;
(b)for the purposes of a residential family centre, a voluntary adoption agency, an adoption support agency or a fostering agency, to be inspected at least once in every three year period;
(c)for the purposes of a holiday scheme for disabled children, at least once in every year.
(2) Where the Chief Inspector registers a person in respect of a children’s home before 1st October in any year, only one inspection of that children’s home is to be carried out in that year.
(3) Where the Chief Inspector registers a person in respect of a children’s home on or after 1st October in any year, no inspection of that children’s home is to be carried out in that year.
(4) Any inspection referred to in paragraph (1) may be unannounced.
(5) In this regulation—
(a)“year” means the period commencing on 1st April in any year and ending on 31st March in the following year; and
(b)“three year period” means the period commencing on 1st April in any year and ending on 31st March in the third year following.