Registration fees for children’s social care services
Updated 1 April 2024
Applies to England
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You must pay a fee to register a children’s social care service.
For some services, you will need to pay 2 fees:
- one for the registered provider
- one for the registered manager of the service
We only accept paper application forms for residential holiday schemes for disabled children. All other social care providers and managers need to apply online. If your application is complete, you will receive a message which explains how to pay the registration fee online.
Registration fees for children’s social care services
| Establishment or agency | Fee for the registered provider | Fee for the registered manager |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s home [footnote 1] with 3 or fewer places (1 child = 1 place) | £1,394 | Not applicable |
| Children’s home with 4 or more places (1 child = 1 place) | £3,284 | £910 |
| Multi-building children’s home | £3,842 | £910 |
| Residential family centre with 3 or fewer places (1 family = 1 place) | £1,163 | Not applicable |
| Residential family centre with 4 or more places (1 family = 1 place) | £3,284 | £910 |
| Voluntary adoption agency principal office or branch with 7 or fewer full-time equivalent staff | £968 | Not applicable |
| Voluntary adoption agency principal office or branch with 8 or more full-time equivalent staff | £3,551 | Not applicable |
| Adoption support agency employing 2 or fewer full-time equivalent staff | £968 | Not applicable |
| Adoption support agency employing 3 or more full-time equivalent staff | £3,284 | £821 |
| Independent fostering agency | £3,284 | £910 |
| Holiday scheme for disabled children | £596 | £596 |
| Supported accommodation (0 to 10 individual premises) | £3,600 | £910 |
| Supported accommodation (11 or more individual premises) | £4,600 | £910 |
Fees and legislation
Registration fees are set out in:
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The term ‘children’s home’ in this document also covers secure children’s homes providing accommodation for the purpose of restricting liberty, schools registering as children’s homes, and refuges registering as children’s homes. ↩