PART 18Service providers who are liquidated etc. or have died

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1

Where a service provider who is an individual has died, the personal representatives of the individual must—

a

without delay, give written notice of the death to the Welsh Ministers, and

b

within 28 days of the death, notify the Welsh Ministers of their intentions regarding the future operation of the service.

2

The personal representatives of the individual may act in the capacity of the service provider for a period not exceeding 28 days or for such longer period (not exceeding one year) as the Welsh Ministers may agree.

3

Where the personal representatives are acting in the capacity of the service provider in accordance with paragraph (2), Part 1 of the 2016 Act applies with the following modifications—

a

section 5 (requirement to register) does not apply;

b

section 21(2) (responsible individuals) is to be read as if after paragraph (a), there is inserted—

aa

where the personal representatives of a service provider who has died are acting in the capacity of the service provider, be one of the personal representatives;

4

In this regulation, “the service” means the fostering service which the individual provider who has died was registered to provide at the time of their death.