Exception from the scope of domiciliary support servicesE+W
5. In regulation 3(1) (domiciliary support services)—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (i), for the full stop substitute “;”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (i) insert—
“(j)the provision of care and support for adults where the care and support is needed as a result of the spread of coronavirus,
But this exception does not apply unless—
(i)the care and support is—
(aa)provided by a local authority,
(bb)provided by a Local Health Board, or
(cc)commissioned by a local authority or Local Health Board and provided either by a service provider registered to provide a domiciliary support service, or by a person registered with the Care Quality Commission under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of a domiciliary care agency within the meaning of Part 1 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and
(ii)the person providing the care and support has first notified the Welsh Ministers using a form provided by the Welsh Ministers.”
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 5 in force at 5.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)