The Revised Codes of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Parts 4 and 5 and Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Appointed Day) (Wales) Order 2018

Made: 26 March 2018

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 146(4)(b) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014[^f00001], make the following Order:

Title, application and interpretation

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• (1) The title of this Order is the Revised Codes of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Parts 4 and 5 and Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Appointed Day) (Wales) Order 2018.

• (2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

• (3) In this Order—

• “the Revised Parts 4 and 5 Code” (“Cod Diwygiedig Rhannau 4 a 5”) means the Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 4 (direct payments and choice of accommodation) and Part 5 (charging and financial assessment) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, a draft of which was laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 2 February 2018 for issue by the Welsh Ministers on 28 March 2018;

• “the Revised Part 6 Code” (“Cod Diwygiedig Rhan 6”) means the Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 6 (looked after and accommodated children) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, a draft of which was laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 2 February 2018 for issue by the Welsh Ministers on 28 March 2018.

Appointed day

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• (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the Revised Part 6 Code is 2 April 2018.

• (2) The day appointed for the coming into force of the Revised Parts 4 and 5 Code is 9 April 2018.

Signed

Huw Irranca-Davies — Minister for Children and Social Care, under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 26 March 2018

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order appoints 2 April 2018 as the day on which the revised Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 6 (looked after and accommodated children) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 comes into force.

It also appoints 9 April 2018 as the day on which the revised Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 4 (direct payments and choice of accommodation) and Part 5 (charging and financial assessment) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 comes into force.

These Codes are issued by the Welsh Ministers under section 145(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) .

Section 145(3) of the 2014 Act requires local authorities to act in accordance with any relevant requirements contained in a code issued under section 145(1) and to have regard to any relevant guidelines contained in it.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2014 anaw 4.