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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) and (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 November 2022.
(3) In these Regulations—
 “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016;
 “the Regulated Services Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddiedig”) means the Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017.
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The Regulated Services Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 8.
3 
In regulation 1(3) (title, commencement, application and interpretation), omit the definitions of “Care Quality Commission” and “coronavirus”.
4 
In regulation 2(1) (care home services)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (j), for the semi- colon substitute a full-stop;
(b) omit sub-paragraph (k) and the full-out words immediately following.
5 
In regulation 3(1) (domiciliary support services)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (i), for the semi-colon substitute a full-stop;
(b) omit sub-paragraph (j) and the full-out words immediately following.
6 
In regulation 35 (fitness of staff)—
(a) in paragraph (2)(d), omit “subject to paragraph (9A) of this regulation,”;
(b) omit paragraph (9A).
7 
In regulation 45 (single occupancy and shared rooms – adults)—
(a) omit paragraph (2A);
(b) for paragraph (3)(c), substitute—“
(c) all the adults who are accommodated in shared rooms were sharing a room with another adult at the relevant time.”
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In regulation 49 (application of Part 13)—
(a) in paragraph (2), for the text describing Category C premises, substitute—“Category C: The premises consist of a building which was unoccupied immediately prior to the service provider’s registration but was previously used for any of the following purposes—
(a) for the purpose of providing an accommodation-based service at a place specified as a condition to the registration of another service-provider;
(b) as an establishment in respect of which a person was registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 to provide accommodation in a children’s home, a care home, or a residential family centre;
(c) as an establishment in respect of which a person was registered under Part 1 or 2 of the Registered Homes Act 1984 to provide residential accommodation for persons in need of personal care (by reason of old age, disablement, drug or alcohol dependence or mental disorder);
(d) as an establishment in respect of which a person was registered in a register kept for the purposes of section 60 of the Children Act 1989, or under Part 8 of that Act, to provide residential accommodation for children.”;
(b) for paragraph (4) substitute—“
(4) In this regulation—
(a) “accommodation-based service” means a care home service, a secure accommodation service or a residential family centre service;
(b) “children’s home”, “care home” and residential family centre” have the meanings respectively given in sections 1, 3 and 4 of the Care Standards Act 2000 as it had effect in Wales immediately before 1 April 2017.”
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Regulation 49 of the Regulated Services Regulations continues to have effect without the amendments made by regulation 8 in relation to an application (including any appeal arising from such an application) which was made to the Welsh Ministers on or before 31 October 2022 for—
(a) registration as a service provider (under section 6 of the Act);
(b) variation of registration as a service provider (under section 11 of the Act).
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The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 are revoked.
Julie Morgan
Deputy Minister for Social Services under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
19 October 2022