http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/1264/regulation/39The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseSOCIAL CARE, WALES2026-03-12Expert Participation2024-03-31 Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) introduces a new system of regulation of care and support services in Wales, replacing that established under the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Care Standards Act”). PART 10391The service provider must put in place and operate a disciplinary procedure.2The disciplinary procedure must include—aprovision for the suspension, and the taking of action short of suspension, of an employee, in the interests of the safety or well-being of people using the service;bprovision that a failure on the part of an employee to report an incident of abuse, or suspected abuse, to an appropriate person, is grounds on which disciplinary proceedings may be instituted.3For the purpose of paragraph (2)(b), an appropriate person is—athe service provider,bthe responsible individual,can officer of the service regulator,dan officer of the local authority for the area in which the service is provided,ein the case of an incident of abuse or suspected abuse of a child, an officer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, orfa police officer.