The Care Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002

Modification of regulations in respect of adult placement carers

47.—(1) The following provisions of this regulation shall apply where the registered provider is an adult placement carer in respect of a care home.

(2) Regulations 4, 8, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 27 to 37 and 42 (statement of purpose; appointment of manager; staffing; fitness of workers; staff views as to conduct of care home; staff disciplinary procedure; review of quality of care home; visits by registered provider; children; appointment of liquidators) and Schedules 1, 5 and 6 (information to be included in the statement of purpose; additional information to be included in the statement of purpose where children are accommodated; matters to be monitored at a care home where children are accommodated) shall not apply.

(3) Regulation 5 (service user’s guide) shall have effect as if sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of that regulation were omitted.

(4) Regulation 6 (review of statement of purpose and service user’s guide) shall have effect as if—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of that regulation the words “subject to compliance with paragraph (2),” and “the statement of purpose and” were omitted;

(b) paragraph (2) were omitted.

(5) Regulation 16 (facilities and services) shall have effect as if in sub-paragraph (j) of paragraph (2) of that regulation the words “and consult with the environmental health authority about those arrangements” were omitted.

(6) Regulation 24 (fitness of premises) shall have effect as if for sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) there were substituted the words “the premises are suitable for their purpose” and as if sub-paragraphs (a), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k) and (n) of paragraph (2) and paragraphs (3) to (5) of that regulation were omitted.

(7) Regulation 26 (financial position) shall have effect as if—

(a) paragraph (1) of that regulation were omitted;

(b) in paragraph (2) of that regulation, sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) were omitted.

(c) paragraphs (3) and (4) of that regulation were omitted.

(8) Schedule 3 (records to be kept in a care home in respect of each service user) shall have effect as if sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule were omitted.

(9) Schedule 4 shall have effect as if paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 12 to 16 of that Schedule were omitted.