1.—(1) The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2(1)—
(a)for the definition of “children’s home” substitute—
““children’s home”—
in relation to England, has the meaning given by section 1 of the Care Standards Act 2000(2); and
in relation to Wales, means a place 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 under the age of 18.”;
(b)for the definition of “residential family centre” substitute—
““residential family centre”—
in relation to England, has the meaning given by section 4(2) of the Care Standards Act 2000; and
in relation to Wales, means a place at which a residential family centre service, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, is provided;”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (excepted professions, offices, employments, work and occupations), in Part 4 (interpretation), in the definition of “care services”, in paragraph (i), for the words in parentheses substitute—
“(where “care home”, in relation to England, has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000, and in relation to Wales, means a place 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)”.
(4) In Schedule 3 (excepted proceedings), after paragraph 17A insert—
“17B. Proceedings relating to registration under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016.”.
S.I. 1975/1023, amended by S.I. 2014/1707; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.