1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Adoption Support Services and Special Guardianship (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 October 2013.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
2.—(1) The Adoption Support Services (Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), at the end of the definition of “related person”, omit the full-stop and insert—
“universal credit” (“credyd cynhwysol”) means universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(2).”
(3) In regulation 12 (amount of financial support)—
(a)in paragraph (6)(b) after “child tax credit” insert—
“, the child element of universal credit”;
(b)after paragraph (10) insert—
“(11) In this regulation “the child element of universal credit” means an amount included in an award of universal credit under section 10 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and any regulations made under that section.”
(4) In regulation 17(7)(c) (review of financial support) after “qualifies for” insert—
“universal credit,”.
3.—(1) The Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(3), after the definition of “special guardianship support services” omit “and” and insert—
““universal credit” (“credyd cynhwysol”) means universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; and”.
(3) In regulation 12(10)(b)(ii) (review of the provision of special guardianship support services) after “is in receipt of” insert—
“universal credit,”.
Gwenda Thomas
Deputy Minister for Social Services, under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
15 August 2013