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The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017 No. 309 (W. 80) (C. 29) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 188(1) and (3) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016(1), make the following Order:
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2017.
(2) In this Order “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016.
(b)insofar as it is not already in force, Part 3 (which comprises sections 67 to 78 and relates to Social Care Wales) and Schedule 2(2);
3. The Schedule (which contains savings and transitional provisions) has effect from 3 April 2017.
4. The provision made by the Schedule does not affect the operation of sections 16 and 17 of the Interpretation Act 1978(3) as read with section 23 of that Act.
SCHEDULESavings and transitional provisions
“the CCW” (“CGC”) means the Care Council for Wales(4);
“SCW” (“GCC” ) means Social Care Wales(5);
2. Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, on or after 3 April 2017, anything done by or in relation to the CCW so far as relating to the statutory regulation of social care workers in Wales is (where appropriate) to be treated as done by, or in relation to SCW.
3.—(1) Each person who immediately before the 3 April 2017 is registered on a part of the CCW register(6) specified in sub-paragraph (2) is, on or after that day, registered in the corresponding part of the SCW register(7).
(a)on the grant of the transferred person’s application to the CCW for registration or for renewal of registration by the CCW, the Registration Committee(8) or the Restoration Committee(9), or
(2) If the conditions would have continued in force on 3 April 2017, that person’s registration in the SCW register continues to be subject to those conditions as if they had been imposed in the same terms and for the same duration in a conditional registration order made by an interim orders panel or fitness to practise panel(10) (which is to be taken to have had the power to impose such conditions).
(a)immediately before 3 April 2017 there was a record of an admonishment(11) on a transferred person’s entry in the CCW register, and
(2) On or after 3 April 2017 that person’s registration in the SCW register is to be treated as if it is subject to a warning as to future conduct or performance, made in the same terms and for the same duration as the admonishment, issued by SCW or a fitness to practise panel(12) (which are to be taken to have had the power to issue such a warning).
(a)a transferred person’s registration in the CCW register was immediately before 3 April 2017 suspended by virtue of a suspension order imposed by the CCW’s Fitness to Practise Committee or an interim suspension order imposed by its Investigation Committee, and
(b)the suspension would have continued on 3 April 2017.
(2) On or after 3 April 2017, the person’s registration in the SCW register is to be treated as if it had been suspended on the same terms and for the same duration by order of an interim order panel or a fitness to practise panel of SCW (which is to be taken to have had the power to make such an order).
(3) Accordingly, and for so long as the suspension is treated as continuing, section 163 of the Act will apply to the person’s registration in the SCW register(13).
7.—(1) This paragraph applies if immediately before 3 April 2017 a transferred person was subject to a barring order imposed by the CCW’s Restoration Committee(14).
(2) On or after 3 April 2017, the person’s right to make an application for restoration to the SCW register(15) is to be treated as suspended indefinitely by a direction made, on the same date as the barring order, by a registration appeals panel of SCW under section 98(4) of the Act (restoration proceedings)(16).
Existing CCW proceedings
8.—(1) This paragraph applies if immediately before 3 April 2017 a transferred person is—
(a)subject to proceedings before the Investigating Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee of the CCW, or
(b)a person about whom the CCW has received information which might lead to such proceedings.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision made by article 2, on or after 3 April 2017 such proceedings or prospective proceedings are to be concluded by SCW in accordance with the provision made by the Care Council for Wales (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2014(17).
(3) Notwithstanding the provision made by article 2, if immediately before 3 April 2017 an application is subject to proceedings before the CCW’s Registration Committee, the proceedings are to be concluded by SCW in accordance with the provision made by the Care Council for Wales (Registration) Rules 2015(b)(18).
(c)proceedings in respect of such an application(19).
11.—(1) Notwithstanding the provision made by article 2, section 68 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (appeals to the Tribunal) continues to have effect in relation to a decision of the CCW made before 3 April 2017 in relation to a transferred person or to a person subject to a removal order.
(2) But on or after 3 April 2017—
(a)the respondent to an appeal made or continued by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) is to be treated as SCW rather than the CCW, and
(b)SCW (or a panel established under section 174 of the Act) is to be treated—
(i)as having made the decision in question, and
(ii)as having the power to implement the decision of the Tribunal (or any decision made on a further appeal from the Tribunal).
13.—(1) The required standard of proficiency in relevant social work(20) described immediately before 3 April 2017 in rules made by the CCW under section 63 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (approval of courses etc.) has effect on or after that day as if it had been established under section 114 of the Act (approval of courses etc.) as being the standard of proficiency required to be admitted to the SCW register.
(3) Sub-paragraph (2)(a) also applies to courses treated immediately before 3 April 2017 as approved by the CCW by virtue of article 5(2)(a) of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (Transfer Scheme) Order 2001(21) as it applies to courses approved by the CCW by virtue of section 63 of the Care Standards Act 2000.
(4) An adaption period or aptitude test required of an applicant by the CCW before 3 April 2017 by virtue of section 64(A1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (qualifications gained outside the Welsh Council area, where the applicant is an exempt person under the General Systems Regulations)(22) is to be treated on or after that day as being required by virtue of section 85 of the Act (qualifications gained outside Wales).
(5) The successful completion of training in relevant social work which was immediately before 3 April 2017 recognised by the CCW as being of a standard sufficient for registration in the principal part of the CCW register for the purposes of section 64(2)(b)(i) of the Care Standards Act 2000(23) (qualifications gained outside the Welsh Council’s area) is to be treated on or after 3 April 2017 as a qualification as to which SCW are satisfied for the purposes of section 85(2)(b)(i) of the Act.
(7) Further training which was immediately before 3 April 2017 required by the CCW by virtue of section 65 of the Care Standards Act 2000(24) (post-registration training) is to be treated on or after that day as if it were—
(b)a course approved by SCW by virtue of section 114A of the Mental Health Act 1983 (approval of courses: Wales)(25), in the case of an approved mental health professional.
14.—(1) Notwithstanding the provision made by article 2, a complaint made to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (“the Ombudsman”) in relation to the CCW before 3 April 2017 under the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005(26) may continue to be investigated by the Ombudsman, but as if the complaint had been made in respect of SCW.
(2) Where the Ombudsman conducts an investigation in accordance with this paragraph, the Ombudsman must send a report of the result of that investigation to the Welsh Ministers and SCW(27).
This is the third Commencement Order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”). It commences (with limited exceptions) Parts 2 to 11 of the Act on 3 April 2017.
The Care Council for Wales (“the CCW”) was established by the Care Standards Act 2000 for the purposes of promoting high standards of conduct and practice among social care workers and promoting high standards in their training.
Parts 2 to 10 of the Act rename the CCW as Social Care Wales (“SCW”), restate and modify its existing functions and confer additional functions.
Article 2 commences Parts 2 to 10 of the Act (in so far as they are not already in force), except for sub-section (5) of section 160 (power to require information). It also commences Schedule 2 (which makes further provision about SCW) and section 185 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Act (minor and consequential amendments) insofar as they relate to Part 2 of Schedule 3 (Social Care Wales).
Article 3 introduces the Schedule, which has effect from 3 April 2017, and which makes savings and transitional provisions.
Paragraph 2 of the Schedule makes general provision so that anything done by or in relation to the statutory regulation of social care workers in Wales by CCW is, where appropriate, to be treated on or after 3 April 2017 as done by or in relation to SCW.
Paragraph 3 of the Schedule provides for the transfer on 3 April 2017 of the majority of entries on the register maintained by the CCW (in accordance with section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000) to corresponding parts of the register maintained by SCW (under section 80 of the Act). Adult care home workers and domiciliary care workers could apply for voluntary registration in the added part of the register maintained by the CCW. No provision is made for voluntary registration in the register maintained by SCW and any such entries on the CCW register will lapse on 3 April 2017 as they are not transferred in accordance with paragraph 3.
Paragraph 3 also makes it possible for an allegation that an entry in the CCW register was fraudulently obtained or incorrectly made to continue to be investigated by SCW.
Paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 make provision about special cases.
If a person’s registration in the CCW register was subject to conditions, paragraph 4 provides for those conditions to be carried over to the SCW register.
Paragraph 5 makes corresponding provision in relation to a person whose registration is subject to an admonishment issued by the CCW. In such cases their registration in the SCW register will record a warning as to future conduct and performance made in the same terms and for the same duration as the admonishment.
Paragraph 6 provides that a person who is suspended by the CCW will continue to be suspended on the same terms and for the same duration when registered with SCW.
Paragraph 7 makes provision about a person who is subject to a barring order preventing the person from applying for restoration to the register. The order is converted to SCW’s equivalent.
Paragraph 8 makes provision about proceedings pending before one of CCW’s disciplinary committees. Such proceedings will, on or after 3 April 2017, be dealt with by SCW in accordance with the Care Council for Wales (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2014, which are saved for that purpose.
Paragraphs 9 and 10 make similar provision in relation to applications for registration, renewal of registration and applications for restoration to the CCW register which are pending before one of the CCW’s committees. Such applications will, on or after 3 April 2017, be dealt with by SCW in accordance with the relevant CCW Rules, which are saved for that purpose.
Paragraph 11 preserves the right of appeal against a pre-3 April 2017 decision of the CCW. The appeal is to the Tribunal.
Paragraph 12 provides that any question as to a person’s conduct or practice before 3 April 2017 is to be judged on or after that day by the same standards of practice that applied at the relevant time.
Paragraph 13 treats standards of proficiency, qualifications, courses, training and continuing professional development approved by the CCW before 3 April 2017 as though they were approved by SCW. It also preserves the right of SCW on or after that day to exercise its own judgement about an approval affected by this provision.
Paragraph 14 provides that complaints made to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales before 3 April 2017 about the CCW may continue to be investigated on or after that day. Any such complaint is to be treated as though it were made against SCW.
11 July 2016 2016/713 (W. 191) (C. 51)
Section 185 and Schedule 3 (partially) 6 April 2016 2016/467 (W. 149) (C. 28)
See also section 188(2) of the Act for provisions that came into force on 19 January 2016 (the day after the date of Royal Assent).
Section 163 of the Act (which makes supplementary provision about suspension) makes provision that subject to subsection (3), a person is not to be treated as a registered person if he or she is subject to a suspension order despite the fact that his or her name still appears in the register. This will ensure that social workers who are subject to a suspension order cannot call themselves registered social workers or hold themselves out as being registered, but fitness to practise proceedings, proceedings under section 94 of the Act (entries based on false or misleading information), or an application for removal from the register by agreement (by rules made under section 92) may continue.
The Care Council for Wales (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2014 are made under sections 59 and 71 of the 2000 Act. Article 2 of this Order commences Parts 2 to 10 of the Act (subject to limited exceptions and in so far as not already in force) and also section 185 and Part 2 of Schedule 3, which repeal certain provisions within the 2000 Act. This provision saves the Rules for the purposes specified in the paragraph.