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

Changes on 2023-04-01

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- (f) a Welsh fire and rescue authority,
- (g) a Community Health Council, and
- (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (h) such other person as may be prescribed.
@@ -4833,7 +4833,7 @@
- (b) “*Welsh fire and rescue authority*” means an authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c.21) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;
- (c) “*Community Health Council*” means a Community Health Council continued or established under section 182 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c.42).
- (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Co-operation in the exercise of functions
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In section 197(1) (general interpretation), in the definition of “voluntary organisation”, for “private body” substitute “ local authority ”.
#### Regulation of local authority functions relating to looked after and accommodated children
#### Overview of Parts 3 to 8
#### Social Care Wales
#### “Appropriately qualified”
#### Codes of practice
#### Specifying criteria for application of market oversight regime
#### Interpretation of Parts 3 to 8
#### SCW's objectives
#### Qualifications gained outside Wales – social workers
#### Continuing professional development
##### 85A
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Fitness to practise
#### Designation of regulated activity
#### Duty to establish panels etc.
#### The regulatory bodies
#### Inquiries
#### Referral of allegations etc. of impaired fitness to practise
#### Conditions for making a prohibition order
#### Proceedings before panels
#### Relevant authorities
#### Service of documents etc.
#### Service of documents etc.
#### General interpretation
#### Short title
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[^M_F_d5af933e-9a0a-4a0f-f909-cf02aeaff332]: Word in Sch. 3 para. 39 inserted (18.11.2016) by [The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1030)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1030), [regs. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1030/regulation/1), [144(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1030/regulation/144/3) (with [reg. 155](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1030/regulation/155))
#### Overview of Part 1
#### Coming into force
[^key-ba0a04b3ed43d7a032494f6f823048d6]: [S. 177(1)(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/177/1/g) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of [Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (asc 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1), [s. 29(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/section/29/2), [Sch. 3 para. 14(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/schedule/3/paragraph/14/a); [S.I. 2023/370](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/370), [art. 3(1)(t)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/370/article/3/1/t)
[^key-62caddfd308faee9e5f12f8d6a4eefc4]: [S. 177(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/177/2/c) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of [Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (asc 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1), [s. 29(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/section/29/2), [Sch. 3 para. 14(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/schedule/3/paragraph/14/b); [S.I. 2023/370](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/370), [art. 3(1)(t)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/370/article/3/1/t)
#### Meaning of “regulated service”
#### General interpretation
#### Short title
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
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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