http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/section/30ZKCare 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 II30ZK1The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that any profit made by a relevant provider from carrying on relevant establishments or agencies must not exceed an amount specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations.2“Relevant provider” means a person, other than a local authority, who is registered under this Part as carrying on one or more relevant establishments or agencies.3“Relevant establishments or agencies” are—achildren’s homes in England, andbfostering agencies in England (or, where the activities of a fostering agency are carried on from two or more branches, the branches in England).4The regulations may make provision about how the profit made by a relevant provider from carrying on relevant establishments or agencies is to be determined.5The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (4) includes provision about making adjustments for disguised profit arrangements.6Arrangements are “disguised profit arrangements” if—ahaving regard to all the circumstances, it would be reasonable to conclude that the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the arrangements was to reduce profit, andbthey meet any other conditions specified in the regulations.7The Secretary of State may make regulations under this section only if satisfied that it is necessary to do so, having regard to the public interest in securing that relevant providers are providing placements on terms which represent value for money.8Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must have regard to—athe welfare of children being looked after by local authorities in England,bthe interests of local authorities in England, andcthe interests of relevant providers (including the opportunity to make a profit).9Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must consult—alocal authorities in England,bany persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of relevant providers, andcsuch other persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.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. 30ZK, 30ZL inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 17(2), 78(1)(a)(5)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)