Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015
35.—(1) The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “appropriate person” (“person priodol”), in paragraph (c), after “Care Standards Act 2000” insert “or the person who is registered under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016”;
(b)in the definition of “link worker” (“gweithiwr dolen gyswllt”), for “Children’s Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002” substitute “Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017”;
(c)in the definition of “registered manager” (“rheolwr cofrestredig”), after “Care Standards Act 2000”, insert “or with Social Care Wales”(2).
(3) In regulation 6 (preparation and content of the care and support plan), in paragraph (3)(e), after “Care Standards 2000”, insert “or the person who is registered under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016”.
(4) In regulation 31(7)(b) (frequency of visits), after “establishments or agencies)” insert “or under section 39 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (notifying local authorities of certain action under this part)”.
The responsible individual of a regulated service (within the meaning of part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2) (“the 2016 Act”)) is required to appoint a person to manage the regulated service, in this case a secure accommodation service (see Part 1 of and Schedule 1 to the 2016 Act), which is referred in these Regulations as a “secure children’s home”. This requirement is set out in regulation 67 of the Regulated Service (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (duty to appoint a manager) and a manager appointed in accordance with this provision is required to be registered with Social Care Wales (see regulation 35(2)(e) of those Regulations (fitness of staff)). “Social Care Wales” (Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru) has the meaning given by section 67 of the 2016 Act.