http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/section/30ZICare 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 II30ZI1The Secretary of State may arrange for a qualified person to carry out an independent business review in relation to a person who is subject to financial oversight (a “reviewed person”) if satisfied that either or both of the conditions in subsection (2) are met.2The conditions are—athere is a significant risk to the financial sustainability of the reviewed person, orbwhere the reviewed person is a parent undertaking of a relevant provider, there is a significant risk to the financial sustainability of one or more of their relevant subsidiary undertakings.3An “independent business review” is a review of—athe nature and extent of any relevant financial sustainability risks;bthe action the reviewed person could take to mitigate or eliminate those risks;cany adverse impacts on local authorities, and children looked after by local authorities, that might result if those risks materialised;dthe action the reviewed person could take to reduce those adverse impacts if they arise.4A “relevant financial sustainability risk” means—awhere the Secretary of State is satisfied that the condition in subsection (2)(a) is met, a risk to the financial sustainability of the reviewed person;bwhere the Secretary of State is satisfied that the condition in subsection (2)(b) is met, a risk to the financial sustainability of the relevant subsidiary undertakings mentioned in that subsection.5A person is “qualified” to carry out an independent business review if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person—ais independent of the reviewed person and the Secretary of State, andbhas the skills necessary to carry out the review.6Where the Secretary of State arranges for a qualified person to carry out an independent business review, the Secretary of State must serve a written notice on the reviewed person informing the person of that fact.7The notice may make provision for the reviewed person to be liable to the Secretary of State for payment of the qualified person’s remuneration and expenses relating to the review.8An amount payable to the Secretary of State under the notice is recoverable, if a county court so orders, as if it were payable under an order of that court.9The reviewed person must give the qualified person all such assistance as the qualified person may reasonably require to carry out the review.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. 30ZE-30ZJ and cross-heading inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes, 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 16(2), 78(1)(a)(5); S.I. 2026/803, reg. 3(e)