Part 3Regulation of Provision of Childcare in England

Chapter 5Common provisions

Offences and criminal proceedings

85Offence of making false or misleading statement

(1)A person commits an offence if, in an application for registration under any of Chapters 2 to 4, he knowingly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.

(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.