Register as a new provider application form

Page last updated: 9 February 2026

Download the application form

New provider registration application form (docx, 197.39kB, English)

The form has space for:

  • 1 location
  • 1 nominated individual
  • 2 partners

If you need to give details for more than this, you must complete extra forms for each one.

Download any additional forms you need to complete your application

Some application types like home care agencies, or services for people with learning disabilities or autism require additional forms to be submitted. You can find them here.

Extra locations

If you have more than one location, you can complete this form for each extra location.

Extra partners

If you have more than two partners, you can complete this form for each extra partner.

Extra nominated individuals

If you have more than one nominated individual, you can complete this form for each extra person.

Services that want to register to provide personal care

If you want to provide the regulated activity of personal care and you are one of the following:

  • a home care agency (also called domiciliary care)
  • supported living service (SLS)

You need to complete our additional information for providers of personal care form.

Services for autistic people and people with a learning disability

If you are applying to run a residential service for autistic people or people with a learning disability, you must show that your service meets the Right support, right care, right culture standards.

You need to complete the additional form below to show how your service meets these standards.

Online primary care services

You also need to complete our additional information for providers of online primary care form.

Submit your application

Your application must include your:

We must receive all your documents at the same time. If anything is missing or incorrect, we will reject your application and you'll need to resubmit. Resubmissions count as new applications and will not keep their place in the queue.

Send everything to hsca_applications@cqc.org.uk

Your email must be less than 10MB. If your email is bigger than that, send your documents in more than one email.

In the email subject line, include:

  • your provider name
  • application type (new provider application)
  • how many emails you're sending (e.g. 1 of 2, 2 of 2)

Example subject lines:

  • Oxtown Care Limited new provider application 1/2
  • Oxtown Care Limited new provider application 2/2

Further help

If you need support to complete your application, contact our general enquiries team.