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Enforced by: Ofsted
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Duty to secure 30 hours free childcare available for working parents Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must secure 30 hours free childcare for working parentsCrown / Minister / Government department

7 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.002 Discharging the section 1(1) duty

s.003 Sections 1 and 2: consequential amendments

s.004 Supplementary provision about regulations under sections 1 and 2

s.005 Duty to publish information about childcare and related matters

s.006 Extent

s.007 Commencement

s.008 Short title

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Childcare Ofsted compliance quick check

Rapid compliance audit for Ofsted-registered childcare providers

Childcare funding entitlements quick reference

Quick reference for government childcare funding entitlements and claiming process

2 more guides that reference this instrument

Childcare Funding Entitlements: A Guide for Providers Start and Register a Childcare Business

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.