The Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016

Reconfirming declaration

16.—(1) Where a person who has made a declaration in respect of a young child which has effect in relation to a declaration period (“the active declaration period”) makes a further declaration in respect of the same child it is a “reconfirming declaration”.

(2) Where a reconfirming declaration is made during the last 28 days of the active declaration period, the reconfirming declaration has effect for the duration of the subsequent declaration period.

(3) Where a reconfirming declaration is made after the end of the most recent active declaration period but before the last 28 days of any subsequent declaration period, the reconfirming declaration has effect from the day on which a subsequent determination that the criteria in section 1(2)(b), (c) and (d) of the Act are met in relation to the child is made by—

(a) the Commissioners under regulation 17 or 21(6)(c); or

(b) the Tribunal under regulation 24(4),

until the end of the declaration period in which that determination is made.

(4) Where a reconfirming declaration is made during the last 28 days of any declaration period following the most recent active declaration period, the reconfirming declaration has effect from the day on which a subsequent determination that the criteria in section 1(2)(b), (c) and (d) of the Act are met in relation to the child is made by—

(a) the Commissioners under regulation 17 or 21(6)(c); or

(b) the Tribunal under regulation 24(4),

until the end of the declaration period after the declaration period in which that determination is made.

(5) In this regulation, “declaration period” and “subsequent declaration period” have the meanings given in regulation 15(1).