http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/2ARegulation 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
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PART 1REGULATION OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICESCHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION<Addition ChangeId="key-1eaca23177ce4cda980a85fc1500e1a8-1777375591768" CommentaryRef="key-1eaca23177ce4cda980a85fc1500e1a8">Meaning of “restricted children’s service”</Addition>2A1For the purposes of this Part, the following regulated services are a “restricted children’s service”—aa care home service in so far as the service is a children’s home service;ba fostering service;ca secure accommodation service.2For the purposes of subsection (1), a “children’s home service” is a care home service provided at one or more places at which the service is provided wholly or mainly to children.3Schedule 1 makes further provision about the meaning of a restricted children’s service.Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/169), regs. 1(2), 71Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/163), regs. 1(2), 67(3)Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Advocacy Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/165), regs. 1(2), 58(3)Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/762), regs., 57(3)Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2024) by The Special School Residential Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/388), regs. 1(2), 79(3)S. 2A inserted (1.4.2026) by Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 1), ss. 2(b), 29(2); S.I. 2025/1257, art. 2(2)(a)