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

• Citation: S.I. 2020/286 (W.)
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

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

(3) In these Regulations, “the 2016 Regulations” means the Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) Regulations 2016 .

Section 2 Amendment of the 2016 Regulations

(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 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).