The Regulated Services (Special School Residential Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the provision of accommodation and care or nursing to a pupil of a special school as a “regulated service” for the purposes of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) and will require a person providing such a service to register under the Act.

For the purposes of these Regulations, special schools are schools, whether or not maintained by a local authority, which provide additional learning provision for pupils with additional learning needs.

This service is referred to as a Special School Residential Service.

Regulation 4 is a transitional provision which suspends the effect of section 5 of the Act for existing providers of any special school residential services which are included in an application to register before 1 July 2024.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, CF10 3NQ and is published on www.gov.wales.