Criteria for accreditation
5. The Secretary of State shall accredit an organisation for the purposes of the scheme if in his opinion it satisfies the following criteria—
(a)it operates a system for approving child care providers that meets the requirements set out in regulation 6 and is satisfactory to the Secretary of State;
(b)it has the ability to ensure the quality of child care provided by persons which it approves;
(c)it satisfies such other conditions relating to the system as the Secretary of State considers necessary and expedient; and
(d)it operates an equal opportunities policy for its employees, in relation to the services it provides, to the quality assurance scheme and to the training of assessors.