Children's Services Regulations 2020

This regulation applies if—

an application for a service approval relates to a children's service that is an approved children's service; and

the purpose of the application is to change the location of that service.

If the children's service is to be relocated for less than 12 months, the Regulatory Authority may determine that the requirements of regulation 23(1)(b) or (g) do not apply to the application for the service approval.

If the children's service is to be relocated due to exceptional circumstances (whether for more or less than 12 months), the Regulatory Authority may determine that any of the following information is not required to be provided in the application for the service approval—

the information set out in regulation 22(g);

the contact details of the nominated supervisor set out in regulation 22(j);

any of the information set out in regulation 23(1)(b), (ba), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g).

If the Regulatory Authority makes a determination under subregulation (3), the approved provider must provide the relevant information to the Regulatory Authority as soon as possible.

A failure by the approved provider to provide the relevant information to the Regulatory Authority under subregulation (4) does not prevent the Regulatory Authority granting the service approval.