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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2008-09-01</dc:identifier><dc:title>Childcare Act 2006</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about the powers and duties of local authorities and other bodies in England in relation to the improvement of the well-being of young children; to make provision about the powers and duties of local authorities in England and Wales in relation to the provision of childcare and the provision of information to parents and other persons; to make provision about the regulation and inspection of childcare provision in England; to amend Part 10A of the Children Act 1989 in relation to Wales; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-12-02</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2008-09-01</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>Part 3</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/part/3/chapter/5/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/part/3/chapter/5" NumberOfProvisions="31" RestrictEndDate="2008-11-03" RestrictStartDate="2008-09-01" id="part-3-chapter-5" RestrictExtent="E+W"><Number>Chapter 5</Number><Title>Common provisions</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/part/3/chapter/5/crossheading/disqualification-from-registration/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/part/3/chapter/5/crossheading/disqualification-from-registration" NumberOfProvisions="2" RestrictStartDate="2008-09-01" RestrictEndDate="2011-04-01" id="part-3-chapter-5-crossheading-disqualification-from-registration"><Title><Emphasis>Disqualification from registration</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictEndDate="2014-04-01" RestrictStartDate="2008-09-01"><Title>Consequences of disqualification</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76" id="section-76"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-d63094d1a5b0c6599696dfd61c2246de"/>76</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1" RestrictEndDate="2014-09-01" id="section-76-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/a/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/a" RestrictEndDate="2014-09-01" id="section-76-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>early years provision in respect of which the provider is required by section 33(1) or 34(1) to be registered,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/b/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/b" id="section-76-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>early years provision in respect of which, but for section 34(2), the provider would be required to be registered,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/c/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/c" RestrictEndDate="2014-09-01" id="section-76-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>later years provision in respect of which the provider is required by section 52(1) or 53(1) to be registered, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/d/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/1/d" id="section-76-1-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>later years provision in respect of which, but for section 53(2), the provider would be required to be registered.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2" id="section-76-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who is disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75 must not—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2/a/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2/a" id="section-76-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>provide early years or later years provision to which this section applies, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2/b/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/2/b" id="section-76-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>be directly concerned in the management of early years or later years provision to which this section applies.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/3/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/3" id="section-76-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>No person may employ, in connection with the provision of early years or later years provision to which this section applies, a person who is disqualified from registration by regulations under section 75.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/4/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/4" RestrictEndDate="2014-09-01" id="section-76-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who contravenes subsection (2) or (3) commits an offence.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5" id="section-76-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who contravenes subsection (2) is not guilty of an offence under subsection (4) if—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/a/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/a" id="section-76-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>he is disqualified from registration by virtue only of regulations under section 75(4), and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/b/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/b" id="section-76-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>he proves that he did not know, and had no reasonable grounds for believing, that he was living—</Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/b/i/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/b/i" id="section-76-5-b-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P4para><Text>in the same household as a person who was disqualified from registration, or</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/b/ii/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/5/b/ii" id="section-76-5-b-ii"><Pnumber>ii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>in a household in which such a person was employed.</Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/6/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/6" RestrictEndDate="2014-09-01" id="section-76-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person who contravenes subsection (3) is not guilty of an offence under subsection (4) if he proves that he did not know, and had no reasonable grounds for believing, that the person whom he was employing was disqualified from registration.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/7/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/7" id="section-76-7"><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/8/2008-09-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/21/section/76/8" id="section-76-8"><Pnumber>8</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (alteration of penalties for summary offences), the reference in subsection (7) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-d63094d1a5b0c6599696dfd61c2246de" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 76 in force at 1.9.2008  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2261" id="csd5w7o51-00334" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="2261" Title="Childcare Act 2006 (Commencement No.5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008">S.I. 2008/2261</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="csd5w7o51-00335" CitationRef="csd5w7o51-00334" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2261/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="csd5w7o51-00336" CitationRef="csd5w7o51-00334" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2261/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Schs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="csd5w7o51-00337" CitationRef="csd5w7o51-00334" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2261/schedule/2" SectionRef="schedule-2">2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>