Welsh Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 501 (W.70) (C.27)
SOCIAL CARE, WALES
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES
The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No.11) (Wales) Order 2003
Made
4th March 2003
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 118(6) and 122 of the Care Standards Act 2000(1) hereby makes the following Order:
Citation interpretation and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No.11) (Wales) Order 2003.
(2) In this Order—
“Act” (“Deddf”) means the Care Standards Act 2000;
“Council” (“Cyngor”) means the Care Council for Wales established by section 54(1)(b) of the Act.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
Appointed days
2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 116 of and paragraph 26(1) and (3) of Schedule 4 to the Act to the extent that they insert “68” in section 9(2)(d) of the Protection of Children Act 1999(2) is the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(2) 1st April 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a)section 57 to the extent that it is not already in force;
(b)section 60(b) to the extent that it relates to rules of the Council as to the documentary and other evidence to be produced by those applying for registration and is not already in force;
(c)section 104(1) to the extent that it relates to—
(i)section 104(2)(b) in so far as it inserts section 113(3E)(b) in the Police Act 1997(3);
(ii)section 104(3)(a) in so far as it inserts section 115(5)(eb) in the Police Act 1997.
(3) 30th April 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a)section 116 and Schedule 4 to the extent that they relate to paragraph 27 of that Schedule;
(b)section 117(2) and Schedule 6 to the extent that they relate to the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999.
(4) 1st June 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 56, 58 to 60, 62, 64(2) to (5), 65, 68 and 69 of the Act to the extent that they are not already in force.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(4)
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
4th March 2003
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force a number of provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000.
Certain of these provisions, which are brought into force on 1st June 2003, require the Care Council for Wales to maintain, in relation to Wales, a register of social workers. In addition other provisions are brought into force at an earlier date, 1st April 2003, to allow applications for registration as a social worker to be made to the Care Council as from that date.
The Order also brings into force on 30th April 2003 certain alterations to the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 as a consequence of the implementation on that date of the provisions of Part II of the Act in relation to voluntary adoption agencies.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(This note is not part of the Order)
The provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 in respect of which an entry is made in the Table below have been brought into force in relation to Wales on the date specified alongside their entry. Those provisions whose entry is followed by '(a)' were brought into force by S.I. 2000/2992 (W.192) (C.93); those followed by '(b)' were brought into force by S.I. 2001/139 (W.5) (C.7); those followed by '(c)' were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2190 (W.152) (C.70); those followed by '(d)' were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2354 (W.192) (C.80); those followed by '(e)' were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2504 (W.205) (C.82); those followed by '(f)' were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2538 (W.213) (C.83); those followed by '(g)' were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2782 (W.235) (C.92); those followed by '(h)' were brought into force by S.I 2002/920 (W.108) (C.24) and those followed by '(i)' were brought into force by S.I. 2002/1175 (W.123) (C.31).
| Provision | Date of Commencement |
|---|---|
| Sections 1 to 5 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 7(7) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 8 (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 8 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 9(3) to (5) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 9 (remainder) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 10(2) to (7) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Sections 11 and 12 (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Sections 11 and 12 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 13 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Sections 14 and 15 (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Sections 14 and 15 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 16 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Sections 17 to 21 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Sections 22 to 23 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 24 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 25 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Sections 26 to 32 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Sections 33 to 35 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 36 (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 36 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 37 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 38 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 39 (partially) (e) | 31st July 2001 |
| Section 39 (remainder) (e) | 31st August 2001 |
| Section 40 (partially) (b) | 1st February 2001 |
| Section 40 (remainder) (b) | 28th February 2001 |
| Section 41 (b) | 28th February 2001 |
| Sections 42 to 43 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Sections 48 to 52 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 54(1), (3) to (7) (a) | 1st April 2001 |
| Section 55 & Schedule 1 (a) | 1st April 2001 |
| Sections 56 to 62 (partially) (i) | 30th April 2002 |
| Section 63 (f) | 31st July 2001 |
| Section 64(2) to (4) (partially) (i) | 30th April 2002 |
| Section 65 (partially) (i) | 30th April 2002 |
| Section 66 (f) | 31st July 2001 |
| Section 67 (f) | 1st October 2001 |
| Section 70(1) (f) | 1st October 2001 |
| Section 71 (partially) (f) | 31st July 2001 |
| Section 71 (remainder) (i) | 30th April 2002 |
| Section 72 & Schedule 2 (a) | 13th November 2000 |
| Section 72A (g) | 26th August 2001 |
| Section 72B & Schedule 2A (g) | 26th August 2001 |
| Section 73 (as amended) & Schedule 2B (g) | 26th August 2001 |
| Section 75 (as amended) (g) | 26th August 2001 |
| Section 75A (g) | 26th August 2001 |
| Sections 76 to 78 (as amended) (g) | 26th August 2001 |
| Section 79(1) (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 79(1) (remainder) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 79(2) & Schedule 3 (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 79(2) & Schedule 3 (remainder) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 79(3),(4) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 79(5) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 95 (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 98 (d) | 1st July 2001 |
| Sections 107 to 108 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 110 (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 112 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 113(2) to (4) (a) | 1st April 2001 |
| Section 114 (partially) (a) | 1st April 2001 |
| Section 114 (remainder) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 115 (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (b) | 28th February 2001 |
| Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 117(1) & Schedule 5 (partially) (c) | 18th June 2001 |
| Section 117(1) & Schedule 5 (partially) (g) | 26th August 2001 |
| Section 117(2) & Schedule 6 (partially) (h) | 1st April 2002 |
The provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 in respect of which an entry is made in the Table below have been brought into force in relation to Wales, as well as in relation to England, on the date specified alongside their entry. Those provisions whose entry is followed by '(a)' were brought into force by S.I. 2000/2544 (C.72); and those whose entry is followed by '(b)' were brought into force by S.I. 2002/629 (C.19).
| Provision | Date of Commencement |
|---|---|
| Section 80(8) (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
| Section 94 (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
| Section 96 (partially) (a) | 15th September 2000 |
| Section 96 (remainder) (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
| Section 99 (a) | 15th September 2000 |
| Section 100 (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
| Section 101 (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
| Section 102 (b) | 18th March 2002 |
| Section 103 (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
| Section 104 (partially) (b) | 18th March 2002 |
| Section 104 (partially) (b) | 1st April 2002 |
| Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
| Section 117(2) & Schedule 6 (partially) (a) | 2nd October 2000 |
In addition various other provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 have been brought into force in relation to England by the following Statutory Instruments: S.I. 2000/2795 (C.79); S.I. 2001/290 (C.17); S.I. 2001/731 (C.26); S.I. 2001/952 (C.35); S.I. 2001/1210 (C.41); S.I. 2001/1536 (C.55); S.I. 2001/2041 (C.68); S.I. 2001/3331 (C.109); S.I. 2001/3852 (C.125); S.I. 2001/4150 (C.134); S.I. 2002/839 (C.22); S.I. 2002/1245 (C.33); S.I. 2002/1493 (C.43); S.I. 2002/1790 (C.55) and S.I. 2002/2215 (C.70).
2000 c. 14. The powers are conferred upon the appropriate Minister. “Appropriate Minister” means the Assembly in relation to Wales and the Secretary of State in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (s.121(1) of the Act). “Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales (s.5(b) of the Act).