The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024

Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Cancellation etc.) Regulations 2014

9.—(1) The Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Cancellation etc.) Regulations 2014(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 13(1) (effect of cancellation of an early years childminder agency)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a), substitute—

“(a) in the case of a person who is registered as an early years childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in the early years register under section 37(1) of the Act;

(aa) in the case of a person who is registered as an early years childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in the early years register under section 37(2A) of the Act;”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (c), substitute—

“(c) in the case of a person who is registered as childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(1) of the Act;

(ca) in the case of a person who is registered as a childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(2A) of the Act;”.

(3) In paragraph 14(1) (effect of cancellation of a later years childminder agency)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) in the case of a person who is registered as a later years childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part A of the general childcare register under section 56(1) of the Act;

(aa) in the case of a person who is registered as a later years childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part A of the general childcare register under section 56(2A) of the Act;”;

(b) for paragraph (c), substitute—

“(c) in the case of a person who is registered as a childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(1) of the Act;

(ca) in the case of a person who is registered as a childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(2A) of the Act;”.

(4) In regulation 15(5)(2) (voluntary removal of childminder agency from register: providers (early years, etc.)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) in the case of a person who is registered as an early years childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in the early years register under section 37(1) of the Act;

(aa) in the case of a person who is registered as a childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in the early years register under section 37(2A) of the Act;”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) in the case of a person who is registered as a childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(1) of the Act;

(cc) in the case of a person who is registered as childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(2A) of the Act;”.

(5) In regulation 16(5)(3) (voluntary removal of childminder agency from register: providers (later years, etc.))—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) in the case of a person who is registered as a later years childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part A of the general childcare register under section 56(1) of the Act;

(aa) in the case of a person who is registered as a later years childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part A of the general childcare register section 56(2A) of the Act;”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) in the case of a person who is registered as a childminder with domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(1) of the Act;

(cc) in the case of a person who is registered as childminder without domestic premises under Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act, the person is deemed registered in Part B of the general childcare register under section 64(2A) of the Act;”.

(1)

S.I. 2014/1922, as amended by 2023/1167.

(2)

Regulation 15 was inserted by S.I. 2023/1167.

(3)

Regulation 16 was inserted by S.I. 2023/1167.