Social Care, Wales Title, commencement and application 1 1 The title of these Regulations is the Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) Regulations 2016. 2 These Regulations come into force on 3 April 2017. 3 These Regulations apply in relation to Wales. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “the Act” (“ y Ddeddf ”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016; “the 2017 Regulations” (“ Rheoliadau 2017 ”) means the Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017; “care home service” (“ gwasanaeth cartref gofal ”) has the same meaning as that given in section 2(1)(a) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Act, subject to regulation 2 of the 2017 Regulations; “domiciliary support service” (“ gwasanaeth cymorth cartref ”) has the same meaning as that given in section 2(1)(h) of and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Act, subject to regulation 3(1) of the 2017 Regulations; “employment” (“ cyflogaeth ”) has the same meaning as in section 230(5) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and includes individuals employed whether as an employee or worker; “residential family centre service” (“ gwasanaeth canolfan breswyl i deuluoedd ”) has the same meaning as that given in section 2(1)(c) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Act, subject to regulation 4 of the 2017 Regulations; “SCW” (“ GCC ”) means Social Care Wales . “ 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; Specification of social care workers 3 1 The social care workers described in paragraph (2) are specified for the purposes of section 80(1)(b) of the Act (the register). 2 The social care workers described are those persons— a who manage a place at or from which a regulated service is provided; b who in the course of their employment with a service provider, provide care and support to any person in Wales in connection with— i a care home service provided wholly or mainly for adults, ii a care home service provided wholly or mainly for children, iii a secure accommodation service within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act, iv a domiciliary support service in order to provide care and support to a person referred to in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, ... v a residential family centre service, or vi a special school residential service, provided by that provider; bb who under a contract for services, provide care and support to any person in Wales in connection with— i a care home service provided wholly or mainly for adults, ii a care home service provided wholly or mainly for children, iii a secure accommodation service within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act, iv a domiciliary support service in order to provide care and support to a person referred to in paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1 to the Act, ... v a residential family centre service, or vi a special school residential service, provided by a service provider; c who are undertaking any course approved by SCW under section 114(1)(a) of the Act (approval of courses etc.) in order to become registered in the social worker part of the register ; d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Evans Minister for Social Services and Public Health, under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, one of the Welsh Ministers 13 December 2016