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2. In these Regulations—
“the 2014 Act” (“Deddf 2014”) means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
“the 2016 Act” (“Deddf 2016”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 ;
“the 2003 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2003”) means the Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003 ;
“the 2015 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2015”) means the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015 ;
“central list” (“rhestr ganolog”) means a list established in accordance with regulation 3;
“employee” (“cyflogai”) has the same meaning as in section 230(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 ;
“foster care agreement” (“cytundeb gofal maeth”) means the written agreement covering the matters specified in Schedule 3 which is entered into between the fostering services provider and the foster parent;
“foster parent” (“rhiant maeth”) means a person who has been approved as a foster parent in accordance with these Regulations;
“fostering panel” (“panel maethu”) means a panel established in accordance with regulation 4;
“fostering services provider” (“darparwr gwasanaethau maethu”) means—
(a)
a local authority fostering services provider;
(b)
a regulated fostering services provider;
“fostering services provider in England” (“darparwr gwasanaethau maethu yn Lloegr”) means—
(a)
a fostering agency within the meaning of section 4(4)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000 , or
(b)
a local authority discharging “relevant fostering functions” within the meaning of section 43(3)(b)(i) of that Act ;
“local authority fostering service” (“gwasanaeth maethu awdurdod lleol”) means any service provided in Wales by a local authority which consists of or includes the placement of children with foster parents or exercising functions in connection with such a placement, and “service” (“gwasanaeth”) is to be construed accordingly;
“local authority fostering services provider” (“darparwr gwasanaethau maethu awdurdod lleol”) means the local authority providing the local authority fostering services;
“parent” (“rhiant”), in relation to a child, includes any person who has parental responsibility for the child;
“placement” (“lleoliad”) means the placement of a child with a foster parent under section 81(5), (6)(a) and (b) of the 2014 Act;
“regulated fostering service” (“gwasanaeth maethu rheoleiddiedig”) means any service provided in Wales by a person registered under section 7 of the 2016 Act to provide a fostering service;
“regulated fostering services provider” (“darparwr gwasanaethau maethu rheoleiddiedig”) means a person registered under section 7 of the 2016 Act to provide a fostering service;
“social worker” (“gweithiwr cymdeithasol”) means a person who is registered as a social worker in the register maintained by Social Care Wales under section 80 of the 2016 Act, in [the register of social workers in England maintained under section 39(1) of the Children and Social Work Act 2017] or in a corresponding register maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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