The Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/38 (W.)
• Sections: 11

Section 1 Title and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.

(2) They come into force on 1 April 2026.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, “ the principal Regulations ” means the Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2017 .

Section 3 Amendments to the principal Regulations

The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 10.

Section 4 Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)

In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “ applicant ”—

(i) after “means” omit “either” ;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), after “Act,” omit “or” ;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), after “Act” , for “;” substitute “, or” ;

(iv) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

(c) the person making an application under section 6C of, and paragraph (4) of Schedule 1A to, the Act, for the provider’s registration, in respect of the existing service, to be subject to the requirement in section 6A(1) of the Act;

(b) At the appropriate places insert—

“ charitable company limited by guarantee without a share capital ” (“ cwmni elusennol cyfyngedig drwy warant heb gyfalaf cyfrannau ”) has the meaning given in section 6B(2) of the Act;

“ charitable incorporated organisation ” (“ sefydliad elusennol corfforedig ”) has the meaning given in section 6B(3) of the Act;

“ charitable registered society ” (“ cymdeithas gofrestredig elusennol ”) has the meaning given in section 6B(4) of the Act;

“ community interest company limited by guarantee without a share capital ” (“ cwmni buddiant cymunedol cyfyngedig drwy warant heb gyfalaf cyfrannau ”) has the meaning given in section 6B(5) of the Act;

“ not-for-profit entity ” (“ endid nid-er-elw ”) means an entity which meets the definition in section 6A(2) of the Act;”,

““ restricted children’s service ” (“ gwasanaeth plant o dan gyfyngiad ”) has the meaning given in section 2A of the Act;

Section 5 Amendment to Part 2 (application for registration as a service provider)

After regulation 3A insert—

(3B)

(1) This regulation applies where the application is an application to register to provide a service which is a restricted children’s service.

(2) The applicant must, in addition to the information specified in regulation 3, provide the Welsh Ministers with the information listed in paragraph 7A of Schedule 1.

(3) But the Welsh Ministers may waive any of the requirements to provide information specified in Schedule 1 if—

(a) the applicant is a not-for-profit entity,

(b) the applicant is applying to register in respect of a restricted children’s service to be provided at, from, or in relation to a place where it is being provided by a service provider at the time the application is made (“ an existing provider ”),

(c) it appears to the Welsh Ministers that the intention of the applicant is to take over the provision of the restricted children’s service at, from or in relation to the place where it is being provided, under an agreement with the existing provider, and

(d) the Welsh Ministers consider that it is appropriate to waive the requirement, having regard to information which the Welsh Ministers hold about the existing provider.

Section 6 Amendment to Part 3 (application for variation of registration as a service provider)

After regulation 11 insert—

Information to be provided by a service provider for variation – section 6C and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1A

(11A) An application for variation of registration made pursuant to section 6C of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1A to, the Act must contain the information listed in paragraphs 7 and 7A of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Section 7

For regulation 12 substitute—

Form of application

(12)

(1) An application for variation of registration as a service provider must be made in the form of an on-line application which is accessed from the pages of the website maintained by the Welsh Government which have been established for the purposes of informing service providers about the procedure for variation of registration under Part 1 of the Act.

(2) Paragraph (1) also applies to an application for variation of registration made pursuant to section 6C of, and paragraph (4) of Schedule 1A to, the Act.

Section 8 Content and form of application to cancel registration

After regulation 13 insert—

Application for cancellation of registration as a service provider

Information to be provided by a service provider for cancellation of registration - section 14(1)

(14) An application for cancellation of registration made pursuant to section 14(1) of the Act must contain the following—

(a) the proposed date on which the cancellation of the service provider’s registration should take effect,

(b) the reason for making the application,

(c) in respect of each regulated service that the service provider provides, a statement setting out how the service provider intends to comply with the requirements imposed by regulations made under section 27 of the Act until the service ceases to be provided, and

(d) in respect of each regulated service provided, detail of any notice given by the service provider about its intention to cease providing the service to—

(i) service users;

(ii) the local authority within whose area the service is being provided;

(iii) the Local Health Board within whose area the service is being provided;

(iv) any other person.

Form of application for cancellation of registration

(15) An application for cancellation of registration as a service provider must be made in the form of an on-line application which is accessed from the pages of the website maintained by the Welsh Government which have been established for the purposes of informing service providers about the procedure for cancellation of registration under Part 1 of the Act.

Section 9 Amendments to Schedule 1

In Schedule 1, for paragraph 7 substitute—

(7)

(1) Where the organisation is a body corporate other than a local authority or Local Health Board—

(a) the name of the organisation;

(b) the address of the registered office of the organisation;

(c) if different from the address of the registered office or if there is no registered office, the address of the principal office of the organisation;

(d) the electronic mail address and telephone number of the organisation;

(e) if the organisation is a company, the company number;

(f) if the organisation is a charity that is not an exempt charity, the charity number;

(g) if the organisation is a company and is a subsidiary of a holding company—

(i) the name and address of the registered office of the holding company;

(ii) the electronic mail address and telephone number of the holding company;

(iii) the company number of the holding company;

(iv) if the holding company is a charity that is not an exempt charity, the charity number of the holding company;

(v) the name and address of any other subsidiary of the holding company;

(vi) the electronic mail address and telephone number of any other subsidiary of the holding company;

(vii) the company number of any other subsidiary of the holding company;

(viii) if the subsidiary is a charity that is not an exempt charity, the charity number of the subsidiary of the holding company.

(2) In this paragraph, “ exempt charity ” has the meaning given in section 22 of the Charities Act 2011 .

Section 10

After paragraph 7 insert—

(7A) Where the organisation is a not-for-profit entity and the application relates to a regulated service that is a restricted children’s service—

(a) a copy of the organisation’s constitutional documents, including articles of association and memorandum of association or equivalent documents;

(b) where the entity is a charitable registered society—

(i) evidence of registration with the Financial Conduct Authority, and

(ii) evidence that the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have recognised that the organisation is a charity for the purposes of any relief or exemption under an enactment relating to taxation.

Section 11 Revocation

The Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 are revoked.