Publishing its response to a public consultation on the proposals, which closed in January, DfE confirmed it would go ahead with plans to make registration of providers with Ofsted compulsory.
Providers which have not applied to register with the inspectorate by 26 October this year, will be committing an offence, the document states.
It also confirms that plans for a three-yearly inspection cycle of settings which provide accommodation, but not care, for older teenagers, will go-ahead after receiving support from 61 per cent of consultation respondents.
“Ofsted will be piloting inspections later this year to develop their approach and guidance ahead of inspections beginning from April 2024,” the consultation response states.
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