# CQC Registration Checker

> CQC registration checker: does your care or health service in England need to register? Answer a few questions for a sourced answer under the 2014 Regulations.

## Key facts

- There are 14 regulated activities in Schedule 1 of the 2014 Regulations, if your service carries on any of them in England, CQC registration is required before you start.
- Carrying on a regulated activity without CQC registration is a criminal offence under section 10 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, punishable by a fine, up to 12 months' imprisonment, or both.
- Companionship and domestic help without personal care are not regulated activities, a companionship-only service needs no CQC registration until it starts helping with washing, dressing, toileting, eating or medication.

## Key pages

- [Does your service need CQC registration?](https://cqcregistrationchecker.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [The 14 CQC regulated activities, in plain English](https://cqcregistrationchecker.co.uk/cqc-regulated-activities/): Schedule 1 of the 2014 Regulated Activities Regulations lists 14 regulated activities. What each one covers, and common services that fall inside and outside them.
- [How much does CQC registration cost?](https://cqcregistrationchecker.co.uk/cqc-registration-cost/): Applying to register with the CQC is free; costs are the annual fee once registered, set by the CQC fees scheme, plus preparing a compliant application. What to budget.
- [The CQC registration process: steps, requirements and timing](https://cqcregistrationchecker.co.uk/cqc-registration-process/): How CQC registration works for a new provider: registered manager, DBS checks, statement of purpose, the application, the fit-person interview, and realistic timescales.
- [Which services need CQC registration?](https://cqcregistrationchecker.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-15.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://cqcregistrationchecker.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Which services need CQC registration?. Methodology: Mapped from Schedule 1 of the 2014 Regulations and CQC's published scope-of-registration guidance, as of the updated date above. Borderline entries are marked as such rather than forced to a yes or no.
- Last updated: 2026-08-15. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Schedule 1: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2936/schedule/1
- Source: Health and Social Care Act 2008, section 10, offence of carrying on a regulated activity without registration: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/10
- Source: CQC, the scope of registration guidance: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/providers/registration/scope-registration
- Source: CQC, registering as a new provider: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/registration
- Source: CQC, fees for registered providers: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/fees

## Citation

Cite as: "Which services need CQC registration?", CQC Registration Checker, https://cqcregistrationchecker.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-15).

## About

- CQC Registration Checker is an information site. It is not affiliated with the Care Quality Commission or any government body, and nothing here is legal or regulatory advice. Registration decisions turn on the detail of what your service actually does, confirm borderline cases against CQC's scope-of-registration guidance or with a solicitor before launching.
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