Title and commencementI11
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The title of these Regulations is the Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022.
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These Regulations come into force on 6 December 2022 immediately after the Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (Wales) Regulations 20222.
InterpretationI22
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In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Act” (“Deddf 1989”) means the Children Act 19893;
“the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 20004;
“direction” (“cyfarwyddyd”) means a direction made, or which has effect as if made, under section 142 of the Education Act 20025 on the grounds set out in subsection (4)(a), (b) or (d) of that section6;
“disqualified” (“wedi ei anghymhwyso”) means disqualified from registration as a child minder or provider of day care under Part 2 of the Measure;
“domestic premises” (“mangre ddomestig”) has the meaning given by section 19(6) of the Measure;
“the Measure” (“y Mesur”) means the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010;
“relevant order” (“gorchymyn perthnasol”) means—
- a
an order made by the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal, the Court Martial or the Court Martial Appeal Court that the individual in question be admitted to hospital, or
- b
a guardianship order7.
- a
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In these Regulations, a person (“P”) has been “found to have committed” an offence if P has been—
a
convicted of an offence;
b
found not guilty of an offence by reason of insanity;
c
found to be under a disability and to have done the act charged against them in respect of such an offence;
d
on or after 6 April 2007, given a caution in respect of an offence by a police officer;
e
on or after 8 April 2013, given a youth caution by a police officer, in respect of an offence which P has admitted8.
3
In these Regulations, P has been found to have committed an offence that is “related to” an offence if P has been found to have committed an offence of—
a
attempting, conspiring or incitement to commit that offence, or
b
aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of that offence.
Care of children and offences against children or adultsI33
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Subject to paragraphs (9), (10) and (11) and regulation 9, a person (“P”) is disqualified if any of paragraphs (2) to (8) apply.
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Any of the orders or other determinations specified in Schedule 1 has been made—
a
with respect to P,
b
which prevents P from being registered in relation to any facility in which children are looked after or from being involved in the management of or otherwise concerned with the provision of any such facility, or
c
with respect to a child who has been in P’s care.
3
An order has been made with respect to P under section 104 of the Sexual Offences Act 20039 despite the offence having been repealed in England and Wales.
4
P has been found to have committed an offence against a child within the meaning of section 26(1) of the 2000 Act10 despite the offence having been repealed.
5
P—
a
has been found to have committed any offence specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 or an offence that is related to such an offence, or
b
falls within paragraph 2 of that Schedule,
despite the fact that the statutory offences in that Schedule have been repealed.
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P has been found to have committed any offence other than an offence referred to in paragraph (4) or (5) involving bodily injury to, or death of, a child.
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P has been found to have committed any offence specified in Schedule 3 or an offence that is related to such an offence.
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P has been—
a
found to have committed any offence, committed against a person aged 18 or over, mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act11 or an offence that is related to such an offence, or
b
charged with any offence, committed against a person aged 18 or over, mentioned in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act or an offence that is related to such an offence in respect of which a relevant order has been imposed by a senior court,
despite the fact that the statutory offences in that Schedule have been repealed.
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P is not disqualified under paragraphs (1) to (8) in respect of any order, determination or offence if—
a
P has successfully appealed against the order, determination or conviction,
b
a caution in respect of that offence has been withdrawn or set aside,
c
a direction based wholly or in part on the offence has been revoked, or
10
P is not disqualified by virtue of paragraph (2)—
a
if an order is made under the 1989 Act under which P was placed in the care or under the supervision of a designated local authority or similar body, unless an order has also been made as a result of P’s care of their own child, or
b
where P is a foster carer or adoptive parent of a child, and that child is or was made the subject of a care or supervision order under the 1989 Act, unless the order is made as a result of P’s care of that child.
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P is not disqualified from registration by virtue of paragraph (2) in respect of any refusal or cancellation of registration under the provisions set out in paragraph 23(c) of Schedule 1 if—
a
the refusal or cancellation is in respect of registration with a child-minder agency, or
b
the sole reason for the refusal or cancellation of registration was the failure to pay any fee prescribed under Part 3 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 196814.
Overseas offencesI44
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Subject to regulation 9, a person (“P”) is disqualified if P has been found to have done an act which—
a
constituted an offence under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom, and
b
would constitute an offence requiring disqualification from registration under these Regulations if it had been done in any part of the United Kingdom.
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In paragraph (1), P has been “found to have done an act which constituted an offence” if, under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom—
a
P has been convicted of an offence (whether or not P has been punished for it),
b
P has been cautioned in respect of an offence,
c
a court exercising jurisdiction under that law has made in respect of an offence a finding equivalent to a finding that P is not guilty by reason of insanity, or
d
such a court has made in respect of an offence a finding equivalent to a finding that P is under a disability and did the act charged against P.
3
P is not disqualified under paragraph (1) in respect of any finding if, under the law in force in the country concerned, such finding has been reversed.
4
An act punishable under the law in force in a country outside the United Kingdom constitutes an offence under that law for the purposes of this regulation however it is described in that law.
Protection of Children Act listI55
A person who is included in the list kept under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 199915 (list of those considered by the Secretary of State unsuitable to work with children) is disqualified.
Direction in relation to the employment of teachers etc.I66
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Subject to regulation 9, a person (“P”) is disqualified if any of the following provisions of this regulation apply to P.
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P is subject to a direction.
3
P’s name is on any list kept for the purposes of regulations made under article 70(2)(e) or 88A(1) and (2)(b) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 198616.
Persons barred from regulated activity relating to childrenI77
A person who is barred from regulated activity relating to children within the meaning of section 3(2) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is disqualified.
Persons living or working on premises where a disqualified person livesI88
Subject to regulation 9, a person (“P”) is disqualified if P—
a
i
lives in the same household as another person who is disqualified from registration, or
ii
lives in a household in which any such person is employed, and
b
acts or intends to act as a childminder on domestic premises used by the household of which P is a member.
WaiversI99
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Subject to paragraph (2), where a person (“P”) would be disqualified by virtue of regulation 3, 4, 6(1) and (3), or 8 but has disclosed to the Welsh Ministers the facts which would otherwise cause P to be disqualified, and the Welsh Ministers have given written consent and have not withdrawn that consent, then the person is not, by reason of the facts so disclosed, to be regarded as disqualified for the purpose of these Regulations.
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In relation to a person who would be disqualified by virtue of regulation 3(4), this regulation does not apply where a court has made an order under section 28(4), 29(4) or 29A(2) of the 2000 Act17.
3
A person is not disqualified if, prior to 1 April 2002, the person—
a
disclosed the facts which would disqualify the person under these Regulations to an appropriate local authority under paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the 1989 Act18, and
b
obtained the written consent of that local authority.
AppealsI1010
Any determination made by the Welsh Ministers as to whether to give consent to waive disqualification under regulation 9(1) is a prescribed determination for the purposes of section 37(2)(a) of the Measure (appeals).
Duty of disclosureI1111
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A person who is registered under Part 2 of the Measure (“registered person”) must provide the following information to the Welsh Ministers—
a
details of any order, determination, conviction or other ground for disqualification from registration made or applying in relation to a person listed in paragraph (2) which results in that person being disqualified from registration under these Regulations;
b
the date when the order, determination or conviction was made or when any other ground for disqualification from registration arose;
c
the body or court by which the order, determination or conviction was made and the sentence, if any, imposed;
d
in relation to an order or conviction, a copy of the relevant order or court order certified by the issuing body or court.
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The persons in respect of whom the information referred to in paragraph (1) must be provided are—
a
the registered person, and
b
any person who lives in the same household as the registered person or who is employed in that household.
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The information referred to in paragraph (1) must be provided to the Welsh Ministers as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within 14 days of the time when the registered person became aware of that information or ought reasonably to have become aware of it if the registered person had made reasonable enquiries.
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The requirement in paragraph (2)(b) only applies in respect of household members or those employed in the household of a registered childminder.
5
Any allegation that a registered person has failed to meet the requirements of this regulation may be taken into account by the Welsh Ministers in the exercise of their functions under Part 2 of the Measure (including cancellation of registration in accordance with section 31(1) of the Measure).
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A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with the requirements of this regulation is guilty of an offence.
7
A person found guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Revocation and consequential amendmentI1212
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The Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (Wales) Regulations 2022 are revoked19.
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In the Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 201020, in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “disqualified”, in paragraph (a) after
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“(Disqualification)” insert “(No. 2)”
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