Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025

7 Providers of restricted children’s services: information contained in annual return E+W

In the 2016 Act, in section 10—

(a) in subsection (2)(a), after paragraph (viii) insert—

“(viiia) such information about evidence relevant to the fit and proper person test as may be prescribed;”;

(b) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) In the case of a service provider, other than a local authority, that provides a restricted children’s service, a return must also contain such information as may be prescribed to satisfy the Welsh Ministers that the provider meets the requirement in section 6A(1).

(2B) But subsection (2A) does not apply in respect of a provider to‍ which section 6A does not apply by virtue of paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 1A.”;

(c) in subsection (6)—

(i) in paragraph (b), at the end omit “or”;

(ii) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) the first regulations made under subsection (2)(a)(viiia),”;

(iii) in paragraph (c), at the end insert “or”;

(iv) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) the first regulations made under subsection (2A),”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 29(2)

I2 S. 7 in force at 1.1.2026 by S.I. 2025/1257, art. 2(1)(c)