Regulation 40 Power to suspend registration
England and Wales
(1)
The Welsh Ministers may, in accordance with regulations 41, 42, 43, 44 and 46(8), suspend the registration of any person acting as a child minder or providing day care for children if—
(a)
they have reasonable cause to believe that the continued provision of such care by that person exposes, or may expose, one or more of the children cared for by that person to the risk of harm; and
(b)
the purpose of the suspension is for one or both of the purposes set out in paragraph (2).
(2)
The purposes of the suspension are—
(a)
to allow time for the circumstances giving rise to the belief of the Welsh Ministers to be investigated; and
(b)
to allow time for steps to be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm.