SCHEDULE 3MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

PART 1REGULATION OF SERVICES

Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005

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In section 34R (meaning of “care home” and “care home provider”)—

a

in subsection (2), for the words from “has” to the end substitute “ means premises at which a care home service, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, is provided wholly or mainly to persons aged 18 or over; ”

b

in subsection (3), for “carries on a care home” substitute “ is a service provider of a care home service within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act where the service is provided wholly or mainly to persons aged 18 or over ”;

c

in subsection (5), for the words from “personal” to the end of paragraph (a) substitute “ care in a care home in Wales for an individual because of the individual's vulnerability or need, ”;

d

after subsection (5), insert—

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Care” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016.