Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Annual fee for the period commencing 1st April 2010 in certain cases

6.—(1) In the case of a local authority which paid the annual fee in respect of the discharge by the authority of relevant adoption functions(1) under the Principal Regulations during the period from 1st April 2009 to 1st November 2009, the amount payable by that local authority in respect of the annual fee payable on 1st April 2010 shall be £1111.

(2) In the case of —

(a) the registered provider of Regional Foster Placements (South East), the amount payable by that provider in respect of the annual fee payable during the period from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011 shall be £1402; and

(b) the registered provider of any other fostering agency which paid the annual fee under the Principal Regulations during the period from 1st April 2009 to 1st November 2009, the amount payable by that provider in respect of the annual fee payable during the period from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011 shall be £1207.

(3) In the case of the registered provider of Dudley Lodge Residential Family Centre and Beacon Lodge Residential Family Centre, the amount payable by each provider in respect of the annual fee payable during the period from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011 shall be the amount payable under regulation 17(2A) of the Principal Regulations (residential family centres) less the sum of £271 in the case of Dudley Lodge and £188 in the case of Beacon Lodge.

(4) In the case of the relevant person(2) in respect of Bell Bedgebury boarding school, the amount payable by that person in respect of the annual fee payable during the period from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011 shall be the amount payable under regulation 17(3A) of the Principal Regulations (boarding schools) less the sum of £900.

(1)

See section 43(3)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000 for the definition of “relevant adoption functions”.

(2)

See section 87(11) of the Children Act 1989 for the definition of ‘relevant person’.