
2023 No. 1325 (W. 236)
Social Care, Wales
The Register of Service Providers (Prescribed Information and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023
Made at 12.12 p.m. on 6 December 2023
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 6(1)(d), 10(2)(a)(ix), 11(3)(a)(iii), 27(1) and 38(2)(g) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (the “2016 Act”), make the following Regulations.
The Welsh Ministers have consulted such persons as they think appropriate as required by section 27(4)(a) of the 2016 Act and have published a statement about the consultation as required by section 27(4)(b) of the 2016 Act. The Welsh Ministers have laid a copy of the statement before Senedd Cymru as required by section 27(5) of the 2016 Act.

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Senedd Cymru under section 187(2)(f) of the 2016 Act and has been approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
PART 1 General
Title and coming into force
1 

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Register of Service Providers (Prescribed Information and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations, other than regulation 2, come into force on 31 December 2023.
(3) Regulation 2 comes into force on 30 September 2024.
PART 2 Prescribed Information
Register of service providers: prescribed information
2 
The following information is prescribed under section 38(2)(g) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 as information which must be shown in an entry in the register of service providers—
(a) an electronic mail address,
(b) a telephone number of the service,in respect of each place at, from or in relation to which, a service is provided.
PART 3 Requirement for Further Information from Service Providers
Amendment of the Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2017
3 
The Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are amended in accordance with regulation 4.
4 
In Schedule 1, in paragraph 32(a), after “address” insert “, electronic mail address”.
Amendment of the Regulated Services (Annual Returns) (Wales) Regulations 2017
5 
The Regulated Services (Annual Returns) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are amended in accordance with regulation 6.
6 
In the Schedule, in paragraph 1, after “Contact details”, omit the full stop and insert “including electronic mail address and telephone number.”
Amendment of the Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017
7 
The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are amended in accordance with regulation 8.
8 
In Part 1 of Schedule 3, after paragraph 25 insert the following paragraph—“
25A. 
Any change of telephone number or electronic mail address for the service.”
Amendment of the Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019
9 
The Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with regulation 10.
10 
In Part 1 of Schedule 3, after paragraph 22, insert the following paragraph—“
22A. 
Any change of telephone number or electronic mail address for the service.”
Amendment of the Regulated Advocacy Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019
11 
The Regulated Advocacy Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with regulation 12.
12 
In Schedule 3, after paragraph 18, insert the following paragraph—“
18A. 
Any change of telephone number or electronic mail address for the service.”
Amendment of the Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019
13 
The Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with regulation 14.
14 
In Schedule 3, after paragraph 21, insert the following paragraph—“
22. 
Any change of telephone number or electronic mail address for the service.”
Amendment of the Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019
15 
The Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with regulation 16.
16 
In Part 1 of Schedule 3, after paragraph 18, insert the following paragraph—“
18A. 
Any change of telephone number or electronic mail address for the service.”
Julie Morgan
Deputy Minister for Social Services under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
At 12.12 p.m. on 6 December 2023