What this covers
Why you need it
Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from Care Standards Act 2000.
What the Act carries
What our graph holds for Care Standards Act 2000 as a whole — the Act behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 18
- Penalties
- 14
- Exemptions
- 1
Duties on businesses under the Act
- Operate care establishment without registration s.11
- Apply for registration with Ofsted s.12
- Fail to comply with compliance notice s.22A
- Fail to comply with registration conditions s.24
- Run care establishment while registration suspended s.24A
- Contravene care regulations s.25
… and 12 more business duties in the same Act.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Act as childminder while disqualified or employ disqualified staff 6 months imprisonment
- Act as child minder or provide day care without registration Unlimited fine
- Fail to comply with compliance notice Unlimited fine
- Fail to comply with registration conditions Unlimited fine
- Misdescribe or falsely advertise a care establishment or agency Unlimited fine
… and 9 more penalties in the same Act.
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Children's homes and care homes in Scotland exempt from day care registration — You operate an appropriate children's home (registered under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000) or a care home …
Read our full dossier on Care Standards Act 2000
Who issues it
This one does not go to your council. It is issued by Welsh Government.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.