EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 1 January 2020 as the day on which the revised Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 10 (Advocacy) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 comes into force (“the revised Code”).
The revised Code is issued by the Welsh Ministers under section 145(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).
Section 145(3) of the 2014 Act requires local authorities to act in accordance with any relevant requirements contained in a code issued under section 145(1) and to have regard to any relevant guidelines contained in it.
The revised Code replaces an earlier code issued in April 2016.
The revised Code can be accessed on the internet at www.wales.gov.uk.