PART 1REGULATION OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES

CHAPTER 2REGISTRATION ETC. OF SERVICE PROVIDERS

Application for, variation of and cancellation of registration

11Application for variation of registration as a service provider

1

A service provider must apply to the Welsh Ministers for a variation of the provider’s registration if—

a

the provider wants to—

i

provide a regulated service which the provider is not already registered to provide,

ii

provide a regulated service at, from or in relation to a place which is not already specified in the provider’s registration in relation to that service,

iii

cease to provide a regulated service, or

iv

cease to provide a regulated service at, from or in relation to a place;

b

the provider wants a condition imposed under section 7(3)(b), 12(2) or 13(1) to be varied or removed;

c

the provider wants to designate a different responsible individual in respect of a place or is required to designate a responsible individual because there is no such individual designated in respect of a place at, from or in relation to which the provider provides a regulated service.

2

The Welsh Ministers must by regulations prescribe a time limit within which an application for variation of a provider’s registration must be made in circumstances where there is no responsible individual designated in respect of a place at, from or in relation to which the provider provides a regulated service.

3

An application under subsection (1) must—

a

contain—

i

details of the variation sought by the provider,

ii

in the case of an application under subsection (1)(a)(i) to provide a domiciliary support service, the undertaking set out in section 8, and

iii

such other information as may be prescribed;

b

be in the prescribed form.