Consultation outcome

Children's social care providers: fees and inspections 2022

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 19 November 2021
• Last updated: 28 February 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Fees and frequency of inspection regulations 2022 to 2023: consultation response

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Detail of outcome

Government response to the consultation on proposed changes to the fees and frequency of inspection regulations for 2022 to 2023.

This report presents analysis of responses we have received, along with the government’s response and the next steps.

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on our proposals to make changes to the fees and frequency of inspections regulations from 1 April 2022.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
3pm on 19 November 2021 to 5pm on 14 January 2022

Consultation description

We are seeking views on the following proposed changes to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc) Regulations 2015:

• a 10% increase on current fees payable by children’s social care providers, for those providers which are not already at full cost recovery
• the introduction of new fees for providers who wish to include multiple buildings under one children’s home registration
• resetting the 3-year inspection cycle for residential family centres, voluntary adoption agencies, adoption support agencies and fostering agencies

Published 19 November 2021
Last updated 28 February 2022 + show all updates

1. 28 February 2022

   Added the 'Fees and frequency of inspection regulations 2022 to 2023: consultation response'.

2. 19 November 2021

   First published.