Annual fee — children’s homes
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1
The annual fee in respect of a children’s home shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph (3).
2
The annual fee in respect of a children’s home shall be first payable by the registered provider on the date specified in respect of him or her in paragraph (5) (“the first date”), and thereafter on the anniversary of the first date.
3
The fee is the sum of the amounts identified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)—
a
£500;
b
£50 multiplied by the relevant number, except that if the product of that multiplication is a negative number the product of the multiplication shall instead be deemed to be zero for the purposes of the summation performed under this paragraph.
4
The relevant number for the purposes of paragraph (3) in respect of a home is the number of approved places at the home, minus the number three.
5
The specified date is—
a
in the case of the registered provider of a children’s home that is an existing undertaking—
i
in a case where an annual fee was payable under the 1984 or (as the case may be) the 1989 Act in respect of the undertaking, the anniversary of the date on which the fee was last payable;
ii
in a case where an annual fee would have been payable in respect of the undertaking if it were not for the exercise of a discretion under the 1984 or (as the case may be) the 1989 Act, the anniversary of the date on which the fee would have been payable if the discretion had not been exercised;
iii
in any other case, 1st April 2003;
c
in the case of a registered provider who is a previously exempt provider, 1st April 2003;
d
in the case of a registered provider who is a new provider, the date on which a certificate of registration was first issued under Part II of the Act in respect of a registered provider of the home.