The Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019

Supporting and developing staff

31.—(1) The service provider must have a policy in place for the support and development of staff.

(2) The service provider must ensure that any person working at the service (including a person allowed to work as a volunteer)—

(a)receives an induction appropriate to their role,

(b)is made aware of their own responsibilities and those of other staff,

(c)receives appropriate supervision and appraisal,

(d)receives core training appropriate to the work to be performed by them,

(e)receives specialist training as appropriate, and

(f)receives support and assistance to obtain such further training as is appropriate to the work they perform.

(3) The service provider must ensure that any person employed to work at the service as a manager is supported to maintain any registration with SCW.