Part 1: Main Provisions Section 33: Disapplication etc by Welsh Ministers of DBS provisions
The scope of this power is limited to the single issue of modifying or disapplying requirements about DBS checks in relation to regulations governing social care service providers and independent health care providers in Wales where there are requirements relating to vetting procedures for staff before they are permitted to start work. The provision requires the Welsh Ministers to issue a notice and to include on the notice a statement of why the notice is appropriate and proportionate should such DBS check requirements be modified or disapplied.
	The purpose of this power is to put providers in Wales in the same position as those in other parts of the UK during the period of the COVID-19 outbreak. For example, in England vetting requirements for similar settings allow workers to begin work before an enhanced disclosure is received. However, the wording of the regulatory requirements in the schemes under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 and the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 do not permit this in Wales even in an emergency. The provision provides equivalence for Wales, should the Welsh Ministers consider it safe and appropriate to do so, during the period of the COVID-19 outbreak.
	The territorial extent of this section is England and Wales only and application of this section is Wales only.