The Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/98 (W.)
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 April 2026.

Section 2 Care Act 2014

(1) The Care Act 2014 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 49(2)(b)(i) (section 48: cross-border cases), for “50 or 52 of” substitute “49A(1)(a) or (c) of or Schedule A1 to” .

(3) In section 51(2)(b)(ii) (temporary duty on Health and Social Care trust in Northern Ireland), for “50 or 52 of” substitute “49A(1)(a) or (c) of or Schedule A1 to” .

(4) In Schedule 1 (cross-border placements), in paragraph 9(2)(a), for “50 or 52 of” substitute “49A(1)(a) or (c) of or Schedule A1 to” .

Section 3 Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

In the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 , in section 47 (false statements), in paragraph (d), for “32(1)” substitute “32(1A) or (1B)” .