Guidance

Children's social care providers: variation fees

Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 13 November 2013
• Last updated: 1 April 2026
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  1. 1 April 2026

     Updated variation fees: these came into force on 1 April 2026.

  2. 18 March 2025

     Updated variation fees: these come into force on 1 April 2025.

  3. 1 April 2024

     Updated variation fees as at 1 April 2024.

  4. 31 March 2023

     Updated variation fees: these come into force on 1 April 2023.

  5. 1 April 2022

     Updated variation fees as at 1 April 2022.

  6. 1 May 2019

     Updated variation fees: these come into force on 1 May 2019.

  7. 7 August 2018

     The Word document has been updated with 2018 fees.

  8. 26 March 2018

     Updated fees from 1 April 2018.

  9. 31 March 2017

     Updated for fees from 1 April 2017.

  10. 19 April 2016

      Updated for fees from April 2016.

  11. 26 May 2015

      Ofsted ceased to regulate social work providers on 25 May 2015: document updated to reflect this change.

  12. 27 March 2015

      Published today: version for use from 1 April 2015.

  13. 13 November 2013

      First published.

Applies to England

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Variation fees for children's social care services

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A list of variation fees for children’s social care services. Variation fees may apply if a provider wishes to makes changes after Ofsted has granted registration.

Other children’s social care services fees:

• annual fees for children’s social care services
• registration fees for children’s social care services