Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

115 Inspections in connection with certain courses

(1) SCW may by rules make provision for the inspection of places at which or institutions by which or under whose direction—

(a) any relevant course (or part of such a course) is, or is proposed to be, given, or

(b) any examination is, or is proposed to be, held in connection with any relevant course.

(2) The rules may make provision—

(a) for the appointment of persons to carry out inspections (“inspectors”);

(b) for reports to be made by inspectors on—

(i) the nature and quality of the instruction given, or to be given, and the facilities provided, or to be provided, at the place or by the institution visited;

(ii) such other matters as may be specified in the rules;

(c) for the payment by SCW of fees, allowances and expenses to persons appointed as inspectors;

(d) for such persons to be treated, for the purposes of Schedule 2, as members of the SCW’s staff.

(3) In subsection (1) “relevant course”, in relation to SCW, means—

(a) any course for which approval by SCW has been given, or is being sought, under section 114, or

(b) any training which a person admitted to a part of the register may, by virtue of rules made under section 113(1), be required to undergo after registration.