Amendment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspection) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 20152.

(1)

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc) Regulations 20154 are amended as follows.

(2)

In each provision of the Regulations specified in column 1 of the table, for the amount specified in column 2 (Old fee) substitute the amount specified in column 3 (New fee)—

Table

Provision of the Regulations (1)

Old fee (2)

New fee (3)

Regulation 4 (Registration fees: voluntary adoption agencies)

Paragraph (1)(a)

£2646

£2445

Paragraph (1)(b)(i)

£2646

£2445

Paragraph (1)(b)(ii)

£734

£667

Paragraph (2)(a)

£734

£667

Paragraph (2)(b)(i)

£2646

£2445

Paragraph (2)(b)(ii)

£734

£667

Regulation 5 (Registration fees: adoption support agencies)

Paragraph (1)

£2646

£2445

Paragraph (2)

£734

£667

Paragraph (3)

£734

£667

Regulation 6 (Registration fees: children’s homes)

Paragraph (2)

£1056

£960

Regulation 7 (Registration fees: residential family centres)

Paragraph (2)

£881

£801

Paragraph (3)

£881

£801

Regulation 12 (Variation fees: voluntary adoption agencies)

Paragraph (1)(b)

£734

£667

Paragraph (2)(b)

£734

£667

Paragraph (3)

£122

£111

Regulation 13 (Variation fees: adoption support agencies)

Paragraph (2)

£734

£667

Paragraph (3)

£122

£111

Regulation 14 (Variation fees: children’s homes)

Paragraph (3)

£176

£160

Regulation 15 (Variation fees: residential family centres)

Paragraph (2)

£881

£801

Paragraph (3)

£146

£133

Regulation 16 (Variation fees: fostering agencies)

Paragraph (2)

£176

£160

Regulation 19 (Annual fees: boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools

Paragraph (2)(a)

£1233

£1121

Paragraph (2)(b)(i)

£1233

£1121

Paragraph (2)(b)(ii)

£75

£68

Paragraph (2)(c)

£1821

£1717

Paragraph (3)(a)

£2267

£2061

Paragraph (3)(b)(i)

£2267

£2061

Paragraph (3)(b)(ii)

£226

£205

Regulation 20 (Annual fees: voluntary adoption agencies)

Paragraph (1)(a)

£1858

£1689

Paragraph (1)(b)(i)

£1858

£1689

Paragraph (1)(b)(ii)

£985

£895

Paragraph (2)(a)

£985

£895

Paragraph (2)(b)(i)

£1858

£1689

Paragraph (2)(b)(ii)

£985

£895

Regulation 21 (Annual fees: adoption support agencies)

Paragraph (1)

£1750

£1694

Paragraph (2)

£985

£895

Regulation 22 (Annual fees: fostering agencies)

Paragraph (1)

£3113

£2830

Regulation 23 (Annual fees: children’s homes)

Paragraph (1)(a)

£2836

£2578

Paragraph (1)(b)(i)

£2836

£2578

Paragraph (1)(b)(ii)

£283

£257

Regulation 24 (Annual fees: residential family centres)

Paragraph (1)(a)

£1889

£1717

(3)

In regulation 19 (boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)(b) for “10” substitute “11”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)(b)(ii) for “10th” substitute “11th”;

(c)

in paragraph 2(c) for “10” substitute “11”;

(d)

in paragraph (3)(b) for “15” substitute “17”;

(e)

in paragraph (3)(b)(ii) for “15th” substitute “17th”; and

(f)

in paragraph (3)(c) for “15” substitute “17”.

(4)

In regulation 23 (children’s homes)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(b) for “25″ substitute “29”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “25th” substitute “29th”; and

(c)

in paragraph (1)(c) for “25” substitute “29”.