The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 and Regulated Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

PART 1 General

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 and Regulated Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 April 2020.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016,

“the 2017 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2017”) means the Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017(1),

“the Registration Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Cofrestru”) means the Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2017(2),

“the Regulated Services Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddiedig”) means—

(a)

the 2017 Regulations,

(b)

the Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019(3),

(c)

the Regulated Advocacy Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019(4),

(d)

the Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019(5),

(e)

the Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019(6).

(1)

S.I. 2017/1264 (W. 295) as amended by S.I. 2019/757 (W. 142).

(2)

S.I. 2017/1098 (W. 278) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2019/163 (W. 40).

(4)

S.I. 2019/165 (W. 41) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

S.I. 2019/169 (W. 42).

(6)

S.I. 2019/762 (W. 145).