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: 18 March 2025 — See all updates

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

Published 13 November 2013

Last updated 18 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 18 March 2025

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

2. 1 April 2024

   Updated variation fees as at 1 April 2024.

3. 31 March 2023

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

4. 1 April 2022

   Updated variation fees as at 1 April 2022.

5. 1 May 2019

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

6. 7 August 2018

   The Word document has been updated with 2018 fees.

7. 26 March 2018

   Updated fees from 1 April 2018.

8. 31 March 2017

   Updated for fees from 1 April 2017.

9. 19 April 2016

   Updated for fees from April 2016.

10. 26 May 2015

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

11. 27 March 2015

    Published today: version for use from 1 April 2015.

12. 13 November 2013

    First published.