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

Changes on 2025-03-31

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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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[^key-2e0c74299a52a4c33b59d83605bd1fc1]: Words in [Sch. 2 para. 16(4)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/2/paragraph/16/4/b) substituted (25.3.2025) by [Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/1), [s. 29(1)(a)(ii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/1/section/29/1/a/ii), [Sch. 1 para. 7(15)(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/1/schedule/1/paragraph/7/15/g)
#### Overview of Part 1
#### Coming into force
[^key-b9b5f5666b7eb99c5bab999c18c4709a]: [S. 160(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/160/5) in force at 31.3.2025 by [S.I. 2025/380](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/380), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/380/article/2)
#### Meaning of “regulated service”
#### General interpretation
#### Short title
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
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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