These Regulations provide that for the purposes only of the function of the Care Council for Wales under section 54(3) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act”) certain persons are to be treated as social care workers. Under section 54(3) of the Act the Care Council for Wales shall promote in relation to Wales high standards of conduct and practice among social care workers, and high standards in their training.

The persons who are to be treated as social care workers for the purposes just mentioned are those described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) of section 55(3) of the Act. Those include persons engaged in work for the purposes of a local authority’s social services functions (or in the provision of services similar to those provided in the exercise of those functions); persons engaged in the provision of personal care for any person; certain persons involved with social work agencies; persons employed in day centres; and certain social work students.