The Registration and Inspection of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-03-31)

These Regulations, which apply in England only, amend 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 Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations”).

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 266

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

The Registration and Inspection of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Made

5th March 2025

Laid before Parliament

7th March 2025

Coming into force

1st April 2025

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87D(2) and 104(4)(a) of the Children Act 1989(1 (\"#f00001\")), sections 12(2), 15(3), 16(3) and 118(5) and (6) of the Care Standards Act 2000(2 (\"#f00002\")) and sections 155(1) and (2), and 181(2)(a) and (b) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(3 (\"#f00003\")).

Part 1Introductory

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Registration and Inspection of Education, Children's Services and Skills (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st April 2025.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, “the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations” means the Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) Regulations 2015(4 (\"#f00004\")).

Part 2Amendments to the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations

Amendments to the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations

3. The Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Part.

Amendment to regulation 19

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

(a)in paragraph (3)(b) and (c), for “13” substitute “9”;

(b)in paragraph (3)(b)(ii), for “13th” substitute “9th”.

Amendment to regulation 23

5. In regulation 23 (children’s homes)—

(a)in paragraph (1)(b) and (c), for “16” substitute “11”;

(b)in paragraph (1)(b)(ii), for “16th” substitute “11th”.

Substitution of certain fees payable under the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations

6. In each provision of the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule, for the amount specified in column 2 (old fee) substitute the amount specified in column 3 (new fee).

Janet Daby

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Education

5th March 2025

Regulation 6

ScheduleSubstitution of certain fees payable under the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations

Provision of the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations (1)Old Fee (2)New Fee (3)Regulation 4 (registration fees: voluntary adoption agencies)Paragraph (1)(a)£3551£4068Paragraph (1)(b)(i)£3551£4068Paragraph (1)(b)(ii)£968£1161Paragraph (2)(a)£968£1161Paragraph (2)(b)(i)£3551£4068Paragraph (2)(b)(ii)£968£1161Regulation 5 (registration fees: adoption support agencies)Paragraph (2)£968£1161Regulation 6 (registration fees: children’s homes)Paragraph (1)£3842£4610Paragraph (2)£1394£1672Regulation 7 (registration fees: residential family centres)Paragraph (2)£1163£1395Regulation 12 (variation fees: voluntary adoption agencies)Paragraph (3)£161£193Regulation 13 (variation fees: adoption support agencies)Paragraph (3)£161£193Regulation 14 (variation fees: children’s homes)Paragraph (3)£233£279Regulation 15 (variation fees: residential family centres)Paragraph (3)£193£231Regulation 16 (variation fees: fostering agencies)Paragraph (2)£233£279Regulation 16A (variation fees: supported accommodation undertakings)Paragraph (2)£211£253Regulation 19 (annual fees: boarding schools, residential colleges and residential special schools)Paragraph (1)(a)£1223£1467Paragraph (1)(b)(i)£1223£1467Paragraph (1)(b)(ii)£74£88Paragraph (1)(c)£1921£2305Paragraph (1)(d)£2688£3225Paragraph (1)(e)£2856£3427Paragraph (2)(a)£1627£1952Paragraph (2)(b)(i)£1627£1952Paragraph (2)(b)(ii)£100£120Paragraph (2)(c)£2401£2881Paragraph (3)(a)£2993£3591Paragraph (3)(b)(i)£2993£3591Paragraph 3(b)(ii)£299£358Regulation 20 (annual fees: voluntary adoption agencies)Paragraph (1)(a)£2453£2943Paragraph (1)(b)(i)£2453£2943Paragraph (1)(b)(ii)£1301£1561Paragraph (2)(a)£1301£1561Paragraph (2)(b)(i)£2453£2943Paragraph (2)(b)(ii)£1301£1561Regulation 21 (annual fees: adoption support agencies)Paragraph (2)£1301£1554Regulation 23 (annual fees: children’s homes)Paragraph (1)(a)£3744£4492Paragraph (1)(b)(i)£3744£4492Paragraph (1)(b)(ii)£373£447Paragraph (1)(c)£8629£8267Paragraph (1A)(a)£5615£6738Paragraph (1A)(b)(i)£5615£6738Paragraph (1A)(b)(ii)£373£447Regulation 26 (annual fees: local authority adoption and fostering functions)Paragraph (1)(a)£2471£2715Paragraph (1)(b)£3216£2715Regulation 26A (annual fees: supported accommodation undertakings)Paragraph (1)£2700£3240Paragraph (2)£3000£3600

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in England only, amend 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 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/551\")) (“the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations”).

Part 2 amends the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations.

Regulation 4 amends regulation 19 to lower the approved places threshold in respect of which a residential special school must pay a higher annual fee from between 4 – 13 places, to between 4 – 9 places.

Regulation 5 amends regulation 23 to lower the approved places threshold in respect of which a children’s home must pay a higher annual fee from between 4 – 16 places, to between 4 – 11 places.

Regulation 6 and the Schedule amend the Fees and Frequency of Inspections Regulations in respect of fees, setting out the new fees payable in respect of various settings under Parts 2, 3 and 4 of those Regulations.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary, or public sector is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk\").

(1)

1989 c. 41 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41\"). Section 87D was inserted by section 108 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14\"). See section 87(10) for the definition of “appropriate authority” and sections 87(11) and (12) for the definition of “relevant person”.

(2)

2000 c. 14 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/14\"). Section 12(2) was amended by section 105(3) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/43\") (“the 2003 Act”) and by paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/14\") (“the 2008 Act”). Section 15(3) was amended by paragraph 14(b) of Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act. Section 16(3) was substituted by section 105(6) of the 2003 Act and amended by paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act. Sections 12(2), 15(3) and 16(3) were applied to a person who carries on or manages a supported accommodation undertaking by regulation 3(1) and 3(2)(b), (d) and (e) of S.I. 2022/808 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/808\"). See section 121 for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

2006 c. 40 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40\"). See sections 147(3) and 155(12) for the definition of “relevant function” in relation to a local authority. Section 181(2) was amended so far as applicable to Wales by section 23(3)(b) of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm.2).

(4)

S.I. 2015/551 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/551\"), amended by S.I. 2017/245 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/245\"), 2018/246 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/246\"), 2019/835 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/835\"), 2020/445 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/445\"), 253 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/253\"), 2021/261 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/261\"), 1019 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/1019\"), 2022/196 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/196\"), 2023/276 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/276\"), 416 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/416\") and 2024/315 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/315\").