http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/761/regulation/15AThe Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Qualifications) (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019texttext/xmlenEXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION, WALESSOCIAL CARE, WALESPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, WALESStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2023-12-01 These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. PART 2Savings and transitional provision<CommentaryRef Ref="M_I_6f72766a-26e4-4484-a093-18c639520054"/><Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">Interpretation of Part 2</Addition>15AIn this Part—“the 2007 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2007”) means the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 as—before IP completion day they continued to apply by virtue of—regulation 78 of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015;regulation 155 of the European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2016; andafter IP completion day, they continue to apply under Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;“the 2015 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2015”) means the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015;“Directive 2005/36” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2005/36”) means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;“enforceable EU right” (“hawl EU orfodadwy”) means a right recognised and available in domestic law immediately before IP completion day, by virtue of section 2(1) of the European Communities Act 1972;“existing contract” (“contract presennol”) means a written contract which was concluded, and the performance of which started, before IP completion day;“relevant applicant” (“ymgeisydd perthnasol”) means a person—who provides services as a social worker or social care manager in the United Kingdom on a temporary and occasional basis on the basis of an existing contract,who began providing, or begins to provide a service mentioned in paragraph (a), either—before IP completion day, as an employee or in a self-employed capacity, oron or after IP completion day, as an employee posted for the purpose of carrying on social work or work as a social care manager in the United Kingdom by their employer who is established in the United Kingdom or Switzerland,who is—a national of the United Kingdom,a national of Switzerland, ora third country national, who was, immediately before IP completion day, by virtue of any enforceable EU right entitled to be treated no less favourably than a national of either the United Kingdom or Switzerland for the purposes of access to and the pursuit of social work or work as a social care manager,who is lawfully established in Switzerland for the purpose of access to and the pursuit of social work or work as a social care manager there,who, if neither the profession of social worker or social care manager that the person wishes to access and pursue in the United Kingdom nor the education and training leading to it is regulated in Switzerland, has pursued that profession in Switzerland for at least 2 years during the 10 years preceding the provision of services;“relevant European State” (“Gwladwriaeth Ewropeaidd berthnasol”) means an EEA State or Switzerland;“relevant qualification” (“cymhwyster perthnasol”) means—a professional qualification obtained in an EEA State or Switzerland before IP completion day;a professional qualification started in an EEA State or Switzerland but not completed before IP completion day;a third country professional qualification recognised by a competent authority in Switzerland pursuant to Article 2(2) of Directive 2005/36 before IP completion day;a third country professional qualification for which an application for recognition pursuant to Article 2(2) of Directive 2005/36 has been submitted to a competent authority in Switzerland before IP completion day, where that application is successful,and for the purposes of this definition, “professional qualification” means a qualification relevant to the pursuit of social work or work as a social care manager;“Swiss citizens’ rights agreement” (“cytundeb ar hawliau dinasyddion Swisaidd”) means (as modified from time to time in accordance with any provision of it) the Agreement signed at Bern on 25 February 2019 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on citizens’ rights following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from—the European Union, andthe free movement of persons agreement,so far as the Agreement operates for the purposes of the case where “specified date” for the purposes of that Agreement has the meaning given in Article 2(b)(ii) of that Agreement;“Swiss recognition period” (“cyfnod cydnabod Swisaidd”) means the period of four years beginning with the day immediately after IP completion day;“third country” (“trydedd wlad”) has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the 2007 Regulations;“visiting practitioner transitional period” (“cyfnod trosiannol ymarferwyr sydd ar ymweliad”) means—the period of five years beginning with IP completion day (see Article 23(1) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement), orif the period in paragraph (a) is extended in accordance with Article 23(2) of that Agreement, that period as extended.Reg. 15A inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Qualifications) (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1626), regs. 1(2), 5Reg. 15A in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">”) means an EEA State or Switzerland;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">“relevant qualification” (“</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">cymhwyster perthnasol</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">”) means—</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">a professional qualification obtained in an EEA State or Switzerland before IP completion day;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">a professional qualification started in an EEA State or Switzerland but not completed before IP completion day;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">a third country professional qualification recognised by a competent authority in Switzerland pursuant to Article 2(2) of Directive 2005/36 before IP completion day;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">a third country professional qualification for which an application for recognition pursuant to Article 2(2) of Directive 2005/36 has been submitted to a competent authority in Switzerland before IP completion day, where that application is successful,</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">and for the purposes of this definition, “professional qualification” means a qualification relevant to the pursuit of social work or work as a social care manager;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">“Swiss citizens’ rights agreement” (“</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">cytundeb ar hawliau dinasyddion Swisaidd</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">”) means (as modified from time to time in accordance with any provision of it) the Agreement signed at Bern on 25 February 2019 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on citizens’ rights following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from—</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">the European Union, and</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">the free movement of persons agreement,</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">so far as the Agreement operates for the purposes of the case where “specified date” for the purposes of that Agreement has the meaning given in Article 2(b)(ii) of that Agreement;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">“Swiss recognition period” (“</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">cyfnod cydnabod Swisaidd</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">”) means the period of four years beginning with the day immediately after IP completion day;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">“third country” (“</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">trydedd wlad</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">”) has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the 2007 Regulations;</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">“visiting practitioner transitional period” (“</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">cyfnod trosiannol ymarferwyr sydd ar ymweliad</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">”) means—</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">the period of five years beginning with IP completion day (see Article 23(1) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement), or</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5-1619782164946" CommentaryRef="key-790e4abf46b2f94085e96b9a740ff9b5">if the period in paragraph (a) is extended in accordance with Article 23(2) of that Agreement, that period as extended.</Addition>
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Reg. 15A inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by
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,
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,
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Reg. 15A in force on IP completion day (in accordance with
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,
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), see
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