Duty of disclosureI111

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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).

6

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.