http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/1ARegulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision for the registration and regulation of persons providing care home services, secure accommodation services, residential family centre services, adoption services, fostering services, adult placement services, advocacy services and domiciliary support services; amending the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in connection with the regulation of the social services functions of local authorities; for the renaming of the Care Council for Wales as Social Care Wales; for Social Care Wales to provide advice and other assistance to persons providing services involving care and support; for the registration, regulation and training of social care workers; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-29Expert Participation2026-04-01 SCHEDULE 1A<Addition ChangeId="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a-1768924213980" CommentaryRef="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a">RESTRICTED CHILDREN’S SERVICES: TRANSITIONAL REGISTRATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS</Addition>(as introduced by section 6C)<Addition ChangeId="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a-1768924213980" CommentaryRef="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a">Transitional period in respect of restricted children’s services</Addition>11In this Schedule, in relation to a‍ restricted children’s service, references to the transitional period are to the period that—abegins with the day on which the service becomes a restricted children’s service by virtue of section 6A(1) coming into force in relation to the service, andbends with the day appointed by the Welsh Ministers by regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.2Regulations made under sub-paragraph (1)(b) may appoint different days for—adifferent types of restricted children’s service;bdifferent descriptions of service provider (for example service providers that specialise in the provision of a particular type of restricted children’s service).3But sub-paragraph (2) does not limit the application of section 187 in relation to regulations made under sub-paragraph (1)(b).4Before making regulations under sub-paragraph (1)(b) the Welsh Ministers must consult any persons they think appropriate.<Addition ChangeId="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a-1768924213980" CommentaryRef="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a">Existing service providers: exemption from section 6A(1)</Addition>21This paragraph applies to a service provider, other than a local authority, who is registered—ain respect of a‍ children’s home service, when the transitional period begins in respect of that service;bin respect of a fostering service, when the transitional period begins in respect of that service;cin respect of a secure accommodation service, when the transitional period begins in respect of that service.2And this paragraph applies to such a service provider during the transitional period.3In this Schedule, in relation to a provider, references to the existing service are to the service in respect of which the provider is registered as described in sub-paragraph (1).4In so far as a service provider to‍ which this paragraph applies is registered in respect of the existing service—athe registration of the provider is not subject to the requirement in section 6A(1) (and any reference to that requirement is to be read accordingly), andb(in consequence) the entry in the register in respect of the provider must show—ithat the provider’s registration in respect of the existing service is not subject to the requirement in section 6A(1), andiithat the condition in section 7(3)(aa) is not imposed on the provider’s registration in respect of that service.5But sub-paragraph‍ (4) does not apply for the purposes of an application made by the service provider—ain relation to the existing service, under section 11(1)(a)(ii);bin respect of any other service, under section 11(1)(a)(i).<Addition ChangeId="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a-1768924213980" CommentaryRef="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a">Regulations about provision of restricted children’s services by existing service providers</Addition>31The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision imposing conditions on a service provider to‍ which paragraph 2 applies.2Conditions imposed by regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may include—arestrictions on the type of restricted children’s service that the service provider may provide;brestrictions on the description of looked after children in respect of whom the provider may provide the restricted children’s service, for example by reference to their care and support needs.3Sub-paragraph (4) applies where—aa service provider fails to comply with conditions imposed by regulations under sub-paragraph (1), orbin the case of a service provider described in paragraph 2(1)(b), the provider fails to comply with regulations made under section 87 of the 2014 Act.4Where this sub-paragraph applies, the Welsh Ministers may—aexercise their functions under section 13 to vary the provider’s registration by removing the service or a place at which the existing service is provided, orbexercise their functions under section 15 to cancel the provider’s registration in respect of the existing service.5Before making regulations under sub-paragraph (1) the Welsh Ministers must consult any persons they think appropriate.‍<Addition ChangeId="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a-1768924213980" CommentaryRef="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a">Existing service providers: application for variation of registration</Addition>41This paragraph applies in respect of a service provider‍ that is registered in respect of an existing service.2Despite paragraph 2(4), a service provider to‍ which this paragraph applies may apply to the Welsh Ministers for the provider’s registration in respect of the existing service to be subject to the requirement in section 6A(1).3But where a service provider to which this paragraph applies makes an application under section 11(1)(a)(i) or (ii) in respect of a restricted children’s service that is not the existing service, the provider must apply to the Welsh Ministers for the provider’s registration in respect of the existing service to be subject to the requirement in section 6A(1).4An application under‍ this paragraph must—ainclude such information as may be prescribed to satisfy the Welsh Ministers that the person meets the requirement in section 6A(1), andbbe in the prescribed form.5The Welsh Ministers must grant an application under‍ this paragraph if satisfied that—athe application—icontains everything required under sub-paragraph (4)(a), andiimeets the requirements prescribed under sub-paragraph (4)(b), andbthe provider meets the requirement in section 6A(1).6In any other case the Welsh Ministers must refuse the application.7Where the Welsh Ministers grant an application under sub-paragraph (5), the Welsh Ministers mus‍t, in so far as the provider is registered in respect of the existing service—aimpose the condition in section 7(3)(aa) on the provider’s registration;bshow in the register that—ithe provider’s registration in respect of the existing service is subject to the requirement in section 6A(1), andiithe condition in section 7(3)(aa) is imposed on the provider’s registration in respect of that service.8Where a variation under this paragraph takes effect, paragraphs 2(4) and 3 do not apply to the service provider.9A variation under this‍ paragraph takes effect only if the requirements of section 18 to 20 are met (so far as applicable).<Addition ChangeId="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a-1768924213980" CommentaryRef="key-906c0fdb96aa9ad3c820a6a71805880a">Interpretation</Addition>5In this Schedule—a“looked after children” means children who are looked after by local authorities as described in section 74(1) of the 2014 Act;breferences to the “register are to the register maintained under section 38 of this Act.Sch. 1A inserted (1.1.2026 for specified purposes, 1.4.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 1), ss. 4(3), 29(2); S.I. 2025/1257, art. 2(1)(b)(ii)(2)(a) (with art. 5)