The Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the 2016 Regulations

2.—(1) The 2016 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the appropriate place insert—

““care home service” (“gwasanaeth cartref gofal”) has the same meaning as that given in section 2(1)(a) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Act, subject to regulation 2 of the 2017 Regulations;”;

““employment” (“cyflogaeth”) has the same meaning as in section 230(5) of the Employment Rights Act 1996(1) and includes individuals employed whether as an employee or worker;”;

““residential family centre service” (“gwasanaeth canolfan breswyl i deuluoedd”) has the same meaning as that given in section 2(1)(c) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Act, subject to regulation 4 of the 2017 Regulations;”.

(3) In regulation 3 (specification of social care workers)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) who in the course of their employment with a service provider, provide care and support to any person in Wales in connection with—

(i) a care home service provided wholly or mainly for adults,

(ii) a care home service provided wholly or mainly for children,

(iii) a secure accommodation service within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act,

(iv) a domiciliary support service in order to provide care and support to a person referred to in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, or

(v) a residential family centre service,

provided by that provider;”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (b) as substituted by these Regulations insert—

“(bb) who under a contract for services, provide care and support to any person in Wales in connection with—

(i) a care home service provided wholly or mainly for adults,

(ii) a care home service provided wholly or mainly for children,

(iii) a secure accommodation service within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act,

(iv) a domiciliary support service in order to provide care and support to a person referred to in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, or

(v) a residential family centre service,

provided by a service provider;”;

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (d);

(b) omit paragraph (3).

(1)

1996 c. 18.