- adaptation period
(“cyfnod ymaddasu”) means a period of supervised practise, under the responsibility of an appropriately qualified social care worker, subject to any assessment, and which may be accompanied by further training;
- adult placement service
means a service carried on (whether or not for profit) by a local authority or other person for the purposes of placing adults with an individual in Wales under a carer agreement (and includes any arrangements for the recruitment, training and supervision of such individuals).
- appointed person
means a person appointed as—
- aptitude test
(“prawf gallu”) means a test conducted by SCW, limited to the professional knowledge of a specified state professional, with the aim of assessing their ability to practise as a social care worker of the description to which their application relates;
- barred list
means—
- care
(“gofal”) has the meaning given by section 3(1)(a);
- Care and support service
means—
- carer
(“gofalwr”) has the meaning given by section 3 of the 2014 Act;
- carer agreement
means an agreement for the provision by an individual of accommodation at the individual's home together with care and support for up to three adults.
- child
includes a stepchild;
- custodial sentence
has the meaning given by section 76 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c.6) or section 222 of the Sentencing Code.
- director
means a member of the service provider);
- donee of a lasting power of attorney
(“rhoddai atwrneiaeth arhosol”) has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c.9);
- emergency
means an emergency of the kind described in section 19(1)(a) of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, read with subsection (2)(a) and (b) of that section.
- entering into a financial arrangement
includes but is not limited to making a payment or awarding any benefit (direct or indirect) that has monetary value (and references to a financial arrangement are to be read as including a series of arrangements);
- evidence of formal qualifications
(“tystiolaeth o gymwysterau ffurfiol”) means any diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by a body in a specified state whose ordinary activities include the issuing of such records certifying the successful completion of a course of professional study or training;
- financial year
means the period of one year beginning on 1 April and ending on 31 March. 144B 1 A local authority must prepare and publish a local market stability report at such times as may be prescribed by regulations. 2 A local market stability report must include— a an assessment of— i the sufficiency of provision of care and support in the local authority area during such period as may be prescribed by regulations;
- fitness to practise panel
(“panel addasrwydd i ymarfer”) means a panel established by virtue of section 174(1)(b);
- fostering service
means any service provided in Wales by a person other than a local authority which consists of or includes—
- general objectives
means—
- group of interconnected bodies corporate
means a group consisting of two or more bodies corporate all of which are interconnected with each other.
- harm
means abuse or impairment of— and in a case where the harm relates to the impairment of a child's health or development, the child's health or development is to be compared with that which could reasonably be expected of a similar child.
- hospital
(“ysbyty”) means— (a) a health service hospital within the meaning given by the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c.42), (b) an independent hospital within the meaning given by the Care Standards Act 2000 (c.14), and (c) an independent clinic within the meaning given by the Care Standards Act 2000;
- inspector
means an individual authorised under subsection (1). 161A 1 The Welsh Ministers must prepare and publish a code of practice about the manner in which inspections of premises under section 161 are to be carried out (including about the frequency of such inspections). 2 The Welsh Ministers may revise the code and must publish a revised code. 3 An inspector must have regard to the most recently published code when carrying out an inspection under section 161. 161B 1 The Welsh Ministers may require a person falling within subsection (2) to provide them with— a any documents, records (including medical or other personal records) or other information— i which relate to the exercise of a social services function of a local authority, and ii which the Welsh Ministers consider it necessary or expedient to have for the purposes of a review under section 149A or 149B;
- institution
has the meaning given by section 9(3) of the Charities Act 2011 and a person controls an institution if the person is able, directly or indirectly, to secure that the affairs of the institution are conducted in accordance with the person’s wishes;
- interested parties
means—
- interim order proceedings
(“achos gorchymyn interim”) means proceedings in respect of which this Chapter applies, and • “panel” (“panel”) means the interim orders panel or fitness to practise panel before which the proceedings are brought.
- interim orders panel
(“panel gorchmynion interim”) means a panel established by virtue of section 174(1)(c);
- Local authority
means a local authority in England.”
- local authority foster parent
(“rhiant maeth awdurdod lleol”) has the meaning given by the 2014 Act.
- Local Health Board
(“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol”) means a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
- looked after children
means children who are looked after by local authorities as described in section 74(1) of the 2014 Act;
- officer
means— and, where the service provider is a charity, this includes any charity trustee within the meaning of the Charities Acts.
- other registration requirements
(“gofynion cofrestru eraill”) means the requirements mentioned in section 83(2)(b) and (c);
- panel
(“panel”) means the interim orders panel or fitness to practise panel before which the proceedings are brought.
- parental responsibility
(“cyfrifoldeb rhiant”) has the meaning given by section 3 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41);
- person
(“person”) includes a body corporate, a partnership and an unincorporated association;
- Premises
includes a vehicle.
- prescribed
(“a ragnodir” and “rhagnodedig”) means prescribed by regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;
- primary legislation
means—
- professional qualifications
(“cymwysterau proffesiynol”) means qualifications attested by evidence of formal qualifications or professional experience;
- prohibition order
means an order made by a fitness to practise panel prohibiting a person from carrying out a regulated activity.
- recorded delivery service
means—
- register
(“cofrestr”) means the register kept under section 80;
- registered person
means a person who is registered in the social worker part or an added part... of the register;
- registrar
(“cofrestrydd”) means a person appointed as registrar under section 81;
- registration appeals panel
(“panel apelau cofrestru”) means a panel established by virtue of section 174(1)(a);
- regulated service
has the meaning given by section 2(1) of that Act. 144C In exercising functions under this Part the Welsh Ministers must seek to promote and maintain high standards in the provision of local authority social services functions.”
- regulatory functions
means the Welsh Ministers' functions under— but any function of making, confirming or approving subordinate legislation (as defined by section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32)) is not a regulatory function;
- relevant body
means—
- relevant date
means—
- relevant day
means—
- relevant functions
means—
- relevant offence
has the same meaning as in section 15.
- relevant person
means—
- relevant social work
(“gwaith cymdeithasol perthnasol”) has the meaning given by section 79(4);
- responsible individual
means an individual—
- school
has the meaning given by section 4 of the Education Act 1996 (c.56).
- SCW
(“GCC”) has the meaning given by section 67;
- service provider
has the meaning given by section 3(1)(c) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016;
- social care manager
(“rheolwr gofal cymdeithasol”) has the meaning given by section 79(1)(b);
- social care worker
(“gweithiwr gofal cymdeithasol”) has the meaning given by section 79;
- social services functions
has the same meaning as in the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.”
- social worker
(“gweithiwr cymdeithasol”) has the meaning given by section 79(1);
- specified
means specified by rules made by SCW.
- specified state
(“gwladwriaeth benodedig”) means— (a) Iceland, (b) The Kingdom of Norway, (c) The Principality of Liechtenstein, and (d) The Swiss Confederation;
- specified state applicant
(“ymgeisydd gwladwriaeth benodedig”) means a specified state professional who— (a) wishes to access and pursue work as a social care worker in Wales, and (b) applies under section 82 for registration in the social worker part or an added part of the register;
- specified state professional
(“proffesiynolyn gwladwriaeth benodedig”) means an individual who has obtained professional qualifications in a specified state;
- subsidiary
(“is-gorff) has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46).
- support
(“cymorth”) has the meaning given by section 3(1)(d).
- the 2014 Act
(“Deddf 2014”) means the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4).
- the Charities Acts
(“y Deddfau Elusennau”) means the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10) and the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 12);
- the required standard of proficiency in social care work
means the standard described in rules made by SCW.
- the tribunal
(“y tribiwnlys”) means the First-tier tribunal;
- well-being
(“llesiant”) has the same meaning as in section 2 of the 2014 Act;
- Welsh fire and rescue authority
means an authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c.21) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;