These Regulations apply to England only.

Regulation 2 and the Schedule increase certain fees payable under Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections)(Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015 (S.I.2015/551) (“the principal Regulations”).

In particular, they increase the fees that are payable to the Chief Inspector in respect of—

• registration of voluntary adoption agencies, adoption support agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and fostering agencies;

• variation of registration of those establishments and agencies.

They also increase the annual fees payable by the above establishments and agencies as well as those payable by boarding schools, residential colleges, residential special schools and in respect of local authority adoption and fostering functions.

Regulation 3 revokes regulations 10 and 17 of the principal Regulations.

An Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has minimal impact on business or civil society organisations.