The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017

Outstanding applications for registration or renewal

9.—(1) This paragraph applies if immediately before 3 April 2017 an application has been made to, but not determined by the CCW for—

(a) registration in the principal part, the added part or the visiting European part of the CCW register, or

(b) renewal of such a registration.

(2) On or after the 3 April 2017, such an application is to be treated as having been made to SCW for registration in the corresponding part of the SCW register, or for the renewal of such a registration.

(3) Notwithstanding the provision made by article 2, if immediately before 3 April 2017 an application is subject to proceedings before the CCW’s Registration Committee, the proceedings are to be concluded by SCW in accordance with the provision made by the Care Council for Wales (Registration) Rules 2015(b)(1).

(4) But sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to—

(a) an application for registration as an adult care home worker or a domiciliary care worker in the added part of the CCW register,

(b) the renewal of such an application, or

(c) proceedings in respect of such an application(2).

(1)

The Care Council for Wales (Registration) Rules 2015(b) were made under powers in sections 57 to 60, 63 to 65 and 71 of the 2000 Act. Article 2 commences Parts 2 to 10 of the Act (subject to limited exceptions and in so far as not already in force) and also section 185 and Schedule which repeal certain provisions within the 2000 Act. This provision saves the Rules for the purposes specified in the paragraph.

(2)

Adult care home workers and domiciliary care workers could apply for voluntary registration in the added part of the register maintained by the CCW under section 56 of the 2000 Act. The register maintained by SCW under section 80 of the Act makes no provision for voluntary registration by such persons. See paragraph 3 for provision about the transfer of entries on the register maintained by CCW. Applications and proceedings referred to in paragraph 9(4) will lapse.