Regulation 10 New regulations 24 and 25 of the principal Regulations

After regulation 23 of the principal Regulations (appeals) there shall be added the following regulations—

“Exemption from registration in respect of certain small homes

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(1)

Registration under Part I of the Act is not required in respect of a small home if the only person or persons for whom it provides residential accommodation with both board and personal care are—

(a)

a child or children in need of personal care by reason of disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs, or past or present mental disorder, who are accommodated pursuant to any of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation;

(b)

a child or children to whom paragraph (1)(a) of this regulation applies and a person or persons falling within section 1(4)(a) of the Act.

(2)

The provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this regulation are—

(a)

section 23(2)(a) of the Children Act 1989^f1 (foster placement by a local authority);

(b)

section 59(1)(a) of the Children Act 1989 (foster placement by a voluntary organisation);

(c)

part IX of the Children Act 1989 (private arrangements for fostering children).

Annual returns

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(1)

The person registered in respect of a small home shall make to the registration authority an annual return containing the information referred to in Schedule 4.

(2)

The annual return in respect of a home shall be made each year on or before the anniversary of the date on which the certificate of registration relating to the home was issued, and shall be—

(a)

in the case of the first return, for the period beginning with the date on which the application was made and ending with the date on which the return is made; and

(b)

in the case of subsequent returns, for the period since the last return was made until the date on which the subsequent return is made.”.