Reform history
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
20 versions
· 2016-01-18
2026-01-01
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2025-03-31
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2025-03-25
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2024-03-31
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2023-12-31
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2023-04-01
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2021-02-23
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2020-12-31
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2020-04-01
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2020-03-25
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2019-04-29
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2019-04-10
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2018-04-02
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2018-02-01
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2017-09-04
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2017-04-03
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2016-07-11
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2016-04-06
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
Changes on 2016-04-06
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In section 197(1) (general interpretation), in the definition of “voluntary organisation”, for “private body” substitute “ local authority ”.
#### Overview of Part 1
#### Regulation of local authority functions relating to looked after and accommodated children
#### Overview of Parts 3 to 8
#### Social Care Wales
#### “Appropriately qualified”
#### Meaning of “regulated service”
#### Specifying criteria for application of market oversight regime
#### Interpretation of Parts 3 to 8
#### SCW's objectives
#### Qualifications gained outside Wales – social workers
##### 85A
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- (7) Subsections (1) to (6) do not prevent sections 92 to 94 or Part 6 (social care workers: fitness to practice) from applying to persons registered in the visiting European social care manager part of the register.
#### Codes of practice
#### Fitness to practise
#### Designation of regulated activity
#### Duty to establish panels etc.
#### The regulatory bodies
#### Inquiries
#### Coming into force
#### Continuing professional development
#### Referral of allegations etc. of impaired fitness to practise
#### Conditions for making a prohibition order
#### Proceedings before panels
#### Relevant authorities
#### Service of documents etc.
#### General interpretation
#### Short title
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## Editorial notes
[^key-1624f25b5bdefc44b50b6f9cf36ea094]: [Sch. 3 para. 61](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/61) in force at 6.4.2016 by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467/article/3)
[^key-8e6a1c7ef37a905efca7d4de9d89b2dc]: [Sch. 3 para. 62](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/62) in force at 6.4.2016 by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467/article/3)
[^key-f5831ca87ffb460d7f47ef9e5c169fbe]: [Sch. 3 para. 63](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/63) in force at 6.4.2016 by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467/article/3)
[^key-a05b30fe3d398b1726a39d3be0ed91c4]: [Sch. 3 para. 64](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/64) in force at 6.4.2016 by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467/article/3)
[^key-3af509faee65381f70f0f1bcd9547bae]: [Sch. 3 para. 65](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/65) in force at 6.4.2016 by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467/article/3)
[^key-a3475d2320d68b11726790cfc3435110]: [Sch. 3 para. 59](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/59) in force at 6.4.2016 by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467/article/2)
[^key-d5aa2d490487ba78c409ab4de985ff96]: S. 185 in force at 6.4.2016 for specified purposes by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), arts. 2, 3
[^key-2bcba34275c460307e1982ed0470c82e]: [Sch. 3 para. 60](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/3/paragraph/60) in force at 6.4.2016 by [S.I. 2016/467](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/467/article/3)
[^key-27b5311df4c801e485d9e6b0e752193a]: Sch. 3 para. 58 in force at 3.4.2017 by [S.I. 2017/309](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/309), [art. 2(j)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/309/article/2/j) (with [arts. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/309/article/3), [4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/309/article/4), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/309/schedule))
[^M_C_00dda8d1-7422-4416-8093-225dc3972500]: Act modified by [1989 c. 41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41), [Sch. 7 para. 5A](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/schedule/7/paragraph/5A) (as inserted (2.4.2018) by [The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/195)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/195), [regs. 2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/195/regulation/2/1), [13(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/195/regulation/13/b))
2016-01-19
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
2016-01-18
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 — versión
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