Explanatory note

These Regulations are made under the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act”) and apply in relation to England only. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (“HMCI”) is the registration authority in relation to England for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act which provides for the registration of certain establishments and agencies such as children’s homes.

Section 30A(2) of the Act provides that the registration authority must notify all local authorities in England and Wales as soon as practicable if it takes any of the actions specified in section 30A(2)(a) to (c) against a person (“P”) who is carrying on or managing an establishment or agency of a type specified in section 30A(6) (children’s homes, residential family centres, fostering agencies, voluntary adoption agencies, adoption support agencies and providers of social work services). The information to be included in such notifications is as set out in regulation 3(2) to (4). Section 30A(3) provides for local authorities to be notified when HMCI becomes aware of any prescribed circumstances which relate to P and these circumstances are prescribed in regulation 4. Section 30A(5) provides that a notification may be sent electronically in certain circumstances.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as impacts on business, charities, voluntary bodies and the public sector will be minimal.