Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

Valid from 02/04/2018

7 Grant or refusal of registration as a service provider E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers must grant an application under section 6 if satisfied that—

(a) the application—

(i) contains everything required by or under subsection (1) of that section,

(ii) in the case of an application relating to a domiciliary support service, contains the undertaking mentioned in section 8, and

(iii) meets the requirements prescribed under section 6(2);

(b) the applicant is a fit and proper person to be a service provider (see section 9);

(c) each individual to be designated as a responsible individual—

(i) is eligible to be a responsible individual in accordance with section 21(2),

(ii) is a fit and proper person to be a responsible individual (see section 9), and

(iii) will comply with any requirements of regulations under section 28 (so far as applicable);

(d) the requirements of—

(i) any regulations under section 27 (including any requirements as to the standard of care and support that must be provided), and

(ii) any other enactment which appears to the Welsh Ministers to be relevant,

will be complied with (so far as applicable) in relation to the provision of the regulated service.

(2) In any other case the Welsh Ministers must refuse an application.

(3) The grant of an application—

(a) must be subject to a condition specifying—

(i) the places at, from or in relation to which the service provider is to provide a regulated service, and

(ii) the individual designated as the responsible individual for each place, and

(b) may be subject to such further conditions as the Welsh Ministers think appropriate.

(4) Where a person has made a single application in respect of two or more regulated services the Welsh Ministers may separately grant or refuse the application in respect of each service.

(5) But the grant of an application takes effect only if the requirements of sections 18 to 20 are met (so far as applicable).