The Domiciliary Care Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2004
These Regulations are made under the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act”) and apply in relation to domiciliary care agencies (“agencies”) in Wales. Parts I and II of the Act provide for the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to Wales, to register persons carrying on or managing agencies and to inspect agency premises. Part II also provides that a person who carries on or manages an agency without being registered in respect of it commits an offence. The Act also provides for the National Assembly to make regulations governing the conduct of agencies in relation to Wales. Under section 13 of the Act the National Assembly must be satisfied that the regulations are being and will continue to be complied with if it is to grant an application for registration.