The Care Standards Act 2000 and the Children Act 1989 (Regulatory Reform and Complaints) (Wales) Regulations 2006
These Regulations amend various regulations made under the Children Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) and the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”). Provision is inserted which requires registered persons to establish and maintain systems for monitoring, reviewing and improving the quality of care provided by the service at least once a year. Provision is made for the registered person to ascertain the views of service users and their representatives, purchasing authorities and staff of the service. Reports of this review must be prepared by the registered person. At the request of the National Assembly for Wales (the National Assembly) the registered person must undertake an assessment of the service provided. The National Assembly can require the registered person to take such action as the National Assembly considers is necessary in order to meet statutory provision and the registered person must advise the National Assembly when this action has been completed. Amendment is also made to the requirements in relation to the handling of complaints by registered persons. A failure to meet any of these requirements will be an offence. Regulation 2 amends the Care Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002. The amendment in regulation 2(a) is to correct a drafting error; Regulation 3 amends the Children’s Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002; Regulation 4 amends the Child Minding and Day Care (Wales) Regulations 2002; Regulation 5 amends the Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003; Regulation 6 amends the Residential Family Centres (Wales) Regulations 2003; Regulation 7 amends the Nurses Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2003; Regulation 8 amends the Adult Placement Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2004; Regulation 9 amends the Domiciliary Care Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2004; Regulation 10 amends the Adoption Support Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005; and Regulation 11 amends an error in the Registration of Social Care and Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2002.