{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-regulations-2012/regulation-5A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-regulations-2012/regulation-5A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/938",
  "legislation_title": "The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/early-years-foundation-stage-welfare-requirements-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/5A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5A",
  "heading": "Matters to be considered by early years childminder agencies",
  "text": "Any allegation that an early years provider has—\n(a) failed to meet the welfare requirements; or\n(b) failed to have regard to the matters in the relevant provisions of the Document,\nmay be taken into account by an early years childminder agency in the exercise of functions under Part 3 of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 5A inserted (1.9.2014) by The Childcare (Welfare and Registration Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/912), regs. 1, 28"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5A(b) substituted (3.4.2017) by The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/361), regs. 1, 4(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/938/regulation/5A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:35:27.319526+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}