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Welsh Statutory Instruments
Social Care, Wales
Made
29 March 2023
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 146(4)(b) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014(1), make the following Order.
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Revised Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 4 (direct payments and choice of accommodation) and Part 5 (charging and financial assessment) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Appointed Day) Order 2023.
(2) In this Order, “the Revised Code” means the Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 4 (direct payments and choice of accommodation) and Part 5 (charging and financial assessment) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, a draft of which was laid, in accordance with section 146(2) of that Act, before Senedd Cymru on 25 January 2023 and was issued by the Welsh Ministers on 29 March 2023.
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of the Revised Code is 10 April 2023.
Julie Morgan
Deputy Minister for Social Services, under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
29 March 2023
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 10 April 2023 as the day on which the revised Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 4 (direct payments and choice of accommodation) and Part 5 (charging and financial assessment) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 comes into force. This revised Code was issued by the Welsh Ministers under section 145(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) on 29 March 2023.
Section 145(3) of the 2014 Act requires local authorities to act in accordance with any relevant requirements contained in a code issued under section 145(1) and to have regard to any relevant guidelines contained in it.
The revised Code includes changes brought about by the Care and Support (Charging) and (Financial Assessment) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/67 (W. 12)).
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