Commentary on Sections

Part 1 – Regulation of Social Care Services

Chapter 2 – Registration etc. of service providers
Section 5 - Requirement to register

24.This is the fundamental rule underpinning the regulation of care and support services. Any person providing one of the regulated services listed in section 2(1) must be registered with the Welsh Ministers. Providing one of those services when not registered is a criminal offence which is punishable by an unlimited fine or imprisonment for up to 2 years (or both) (see Section 51(1)).