Charging
Regulation 21 (Regulation 23 in Wales) makes provisions for local authorities to charge fees for conducting certain duties under the Regulations. In England, although there is no maximum fee, the local authority can only charge a fee to recover their costs, which is the reasonable cost of carrying out the service (activity). In Wales the fee must not exceed the maximum specified in Schedule 6 of The Regulations (Wales).
The maximum fees the local authority can charge in Wales are:
Service (activity) | Maximum fee (£) |
|---|---|
Risk assessment (each assessment) for regulation 9 supplies | 700 |
Risk assessment (each visit) for regulation 10 and 11 supplies | 300 |
Sampling (each visit)(1) | 100 |
Investigation (each investigation) | 100 |
Granting an authorisation (each authorisation) | 100 |
Analysing a sample: | |
taken under Regulation 10 or 11 | 25 |
taken during monitoring for Group A parameters | 110 |
taken during monitoring for Group B parameters | 600 |