The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment to requirement about fitness of staff

3.  In regulation 35—

(a) for paragraph (2)(f) substitute—

“(f) subject to paragraph (11) of this regulation, where the person is employed by the service provider (whether as an employee or worker) other than as a manager in order to provide care and support to any person in connection with—

(i) a care home service,

(ii) a secure accommodation service,

(iii) a domiciliary support service in order to provide care and support to a person referred to in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, or

(iv) a residential family centre service,

the person is registered as a social care worker with Social Care Wales no later than the relevant date (see paragraph (8) for the meaning of “the relevant date”);”;

(b) for paragraph (2)(g) substitute—

“(g) subject to paragraph (11) of this regulation, where the person is engaged under a contract for services, other than as a manager, to provide care and support to any person in connection with—

(i) a care home service,

(ii) a secure accommodation service,

(iii) a domiciliary support service in order to provide care and support to a person referred to in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, or

(iv) a residential family centre service,

the person is registered as a social care worker with Social Care Wales no later than the relevant date (see paragraph (8A) for meaning of “the relevant date”).”;

(c) in paragraph (8A)(a)—

(i) in paragraph (i), omit “provided wholly or mainly to children”;

(ii) after paragraph (iii) omit “or”;

(iii) after paragraph (iii) insert—

“(iv) a residential family centre service, or”.