The DfE is proposing changes to the inspectorate’s Fees and Frequency of Inspections (Children's Homes etc) Regulations 2015.
According to the official consultation document, plans include “changes to the registration, variation and annual fees that Ofsted charge to carry out their regulatory work for children’s social care providers”.
“We are also consulting on resetting the three-year inspection cycle for those inspected on this cycle,” it states.
The document explains that fees paid by children’s social care providers to Ofsted were set in 2009/10 and are updated on an annual basis - increasing by 10 per cent annually.
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