(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the expiry of specified provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) which modify certain duties of local authorities in relation to adult social care under Parts 3 and 4 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
Regulation 2 provides for the early expiry of Part 2 of Schedule 12 to, and section 15 of, the Act (so far as it relates to that Part). The operation of these provisions was suspended by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension: Local Authority Care and Support) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/316 (W. 81)).
The expiry of the provisions specified in regulation 2 take effect subject to section 89(2)(r) of the Act which excepts certain paragraphs of Schedule 12 (and section 15 so far as relating to those paragraphs) from expiry.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.