http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/section/30ZCCare Standards Act 2000An Act to establish a National Care Standards Commission; to make provision for the registration and regulation of children’s homes, independent hospitals, independent clinics, care homes, residential family centres, independent medical agencies, domiciliary care agencies, fostering agencies, nurses agencies and voluntary adoption agencies; to make provision for the regulation and inspection of local authority fostering and adoption services; to establish a General Social Care Council and a Care Council for Wales and make provision for the registration, regulation and training of social care workers; to establish a Children’s Commissioner for Wales; to make provision for the registration, regulation and training of those providing child minding or day care; to make provision for the protection of children and vulnerable adults; to amend the law about children looked after in schools and colleges; to repeal the Nurses Agencies Act 1957; to amend Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-03Expert Participation2026-07-31 Care StandardsCare Standards Act 2000s. 5(1)(a)(iii)Children and Young Persons Act 2008s. 4(2)(a)s. 6s. 44(4)art. 2(b)Care Standards Act 2000s. 23A-23D and cross-headingChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 14(2)s. 78(5)Care Standards Act 2000s. 21(5A)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 14(3)s. 78(5) Part II30ZC1The CIECSS may impose a monetary penalty on a person if the CIECSS is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the person has failed to comply with—aan improvement plan notice served on the person under section 23A,bthe requirement imposed by section 23B(5) (implementation of improvement plans), orcthe requirement imposed by section 23B(8)(modification of improvement plans to name another senior manager).2The CIECSS may impose a monetary penalty on a person if—athe CIECSS is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that an act or omission of the person constitutes an offence under this Part, andbthe act or omission relates to an establishment or agency for which the CIECSS is the registration authority.3The CIECSS may not impose a monetary penalty under subsection (2) if—athe person has been convicted of an offence under this Part in respect of the act or omission,bcriminal proceedings for an offence under this Part in respect of the act or omission have been instituted against the person and the proceedings have not been concluded, orccriminal proceedings for an offence under this Part in respect of the act or omission have been concluded and the person has not been convicted of the offence.4If the CIECSS has under subsection (2) imposed a monetary penalty on a person in respect of an act or omission (and the penalty has not been cancelled), the person may not be convicted of an offence under this Part in respect of it.5See Schedule 1A for further provision about monetary penalties under this section.6In this section references to an offence under this Part include an offence under regulations made under this Part.Pt. 2 restricted (7.12.2004) by Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), ss. 2(4), 148 (with Sch. 4 paras. 1, 6-8); S.I. 2004/3203, art. 2Pt. 2: functions transferred (20.11.2003 for certain purposes and 1.4.2004 otherwise) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 102(1)-(3), 199; S.I. 2004/759, art. 5(2)Pt. 2 modified (W.) (30.4.2003) by The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 10) and Transitional Provisions (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/152), art. 3Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (E.) (31.8.2004) by The Adult Placement Schemes (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2071), reg. 40(2), Sch. 5Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (W.) (1.8.2004) by The Adult Placement Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1756), reg. 3(3), Sch. 1Pt. 2: functions transferred (8.11.2006 for certain purposes and 1.4.2007 otherwise) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 148(1), 188(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2017) by The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/202), regs. 1, 39, Sch. 4Pt. 2 applied in part (with modifications) (E.) (28.4.2023) by The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/416), regs. 1(2), 43(1), Sch. 4 (with reg. 44)Ss. 30ZC, 30ZD and cross-heading inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes, 15.7.2026 but only for the insertion of ss. 30ZC(2)-(6), 30ZD) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 15(2), 78(1)(a)(5); S.I. 2026/803, reg. 3(d)(i)