# Care Inspectorate Registration

> Care Inspectorate registration in Scotland: application fees from £28 to £5,544, the six month assessment aim, and what the fitness test actually covers.

## Key facts

- Care Inspectorate application fees in Scotland run from £28 for childminding to £5,544 for a secure accommodation service, with an annual continuation fee payable for every year the service stays registered (fees page updated 21 July 2026).
- The Care Inspectorate aims to assess care service applications, other than childminding, within six months, but says that presumes a competent and fully detailed application plus any additional information requested.
- Providing a care service in Scotland while not registered is an offence under section 80 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, imprisonment for up to three months, or both.

## Key pages

- [Care Inspectorate registration: how to register a care service](https://careinspectorateregistration.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Care Inspectorate registration fees: what Scotland actually charges](https://careinspectorateregistration.co.uk/care-inspectorate-registration-fees/): Care Inspectorate application and annual continuation fees by service type and size, plus the PVG scheme costs the fee table does not include. Scotland only.
- [The Care Inspectorate registration process, stage by stage](https://careinspectorateregistration.co.uk/care-inspectorate-registration-process/): What the Care Inspectorate assesses in a Scottish care service application: fitness of applicant and manager, the premises, provisions for people, and timing.
- [Which care services must register in Scotland?](https://careinspectorateregistration.co.uk/care-services-that-must-register-scotland/): Section 47 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 lists the care services that must register with the Care Inspectorate, including child contact services.
- [Care Inspectorate registration and continuation fees, Scotland](https://careinspectorateregistration.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-14.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://careinspectorateregistration.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Care Inspectorate registration and continuation fees, Scotland. Methodology: Every figure is read from the Care Inspectorate's published fees table at careinspectorate.scot, page last updated 21 July 2026 and checked on 14 August 2026. Definitions of small, medium and other vary between the service groups on that page and are reproduced in the notes column here. The application fee must be paid before an application can be considered and all application fees are non-returnable. This table is Scotland only. Confirm current figures with the Care Inspectorate before budgeting.
- Last updated: 2026-08-14. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: Care Inspectorate, register a care service (excluding childminders): https://www.careinspectorate.scot/for-providers/registration/register-a-care-service
- Source: Care Inspectorate, the registration process: https://www.careinspectorate.scot/for-providers/registration/register-a-care-service/registration-process-non-cm
- Source: Care Inspectorate, registration and continuation fees: https://www.careinspectorate.scot/for-providers/registration/fees/fees
- Source: Care Inspectorate, decisions on an application to register a service: https://www.careinspectorate.scot/for-providers/registration/register-a-care-service/application-to-register-decision
- Source: Care Inspectorate, PVG scheme membership and criminal records checks: https://www.careinspectorate.scot/for-providers/registration/register-a-care-service/registration-pvg-scheme
- Source: legislation.gov.uk, Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, section 47 (care services): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/8/section/47
- Source: legislation.gov.uk, Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, section 80 (offences): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/8/section/80
- Source: mygov.scot, register a care service: https://www.mygov.scot/register-care-service

## Citation

Cite as: "Care Inspectorate registration and continuation fees, Scotland", Care Inspectorate Registration, https://careinspectorateregistration.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-14).

## About

- Care Inspectorate Registration is an information site and free introduction service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by the Care Inspectorate, the Scottish Government or any other body named here, and nothing on it is legal or regulatory advice. We pass your details to at most three relevant registration consultants who contact you directly, and we may receive a fee from providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. Fees and timescales are quoted from the Care Inspectorate's published pages on the updated date above and change without notice: confirm them at careinspectorate.scot before budgeting.
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