
1 

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1 April 2025.
2 
In these Regulations “the 2016 Regulations” means the Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) Regulations 2016.
3 
In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the 2016 Regulations, insert the following in the appropriate place—“
 “special school residential service” (“gwasanaeth preswyl ysgol arbennig”) has the same meaning as that given in regulation 2 of the Regulated Services (Special School Residential Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023;”.
4 
Regulation 3 (specification of social care workers) of the 2016 Regulations is amended as follows—
(a) in paragraph (2)(b)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (iv) omit “or”;
(ii) at the end of paragraph (v) insert “or”;
(iii) after paragraph (v) insert—“
(vi) a special school residential service,”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(bb)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (iv) omit “or”;
(ii) at the end of paragraph (v) insert “or”;
(iii) after paragraph (v) insert—“
(vi) a special school residential service,”;
Dawn Bowden
Minister for Children and Social Care, under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, one of the Welsh Ministers
12 March 2025