Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports

28 February 2022

SL(6)154 – The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

Procedure: Made Negative

These Regulations amend Regulation 31 of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (“the Principal Regulations”) in relation to Dental Performers Lists in consequence of the repeal of section 15(1)(b) of the Dentists Act 1984.

The Dental Performers List ensures that dentists are suitable to undertake primary dental services and protect patients from any performers who are not suitable, or whose efficiency to perform those services may be impaired. These Regulations ensure dentists holding an appropriate European diploma remain exempt from the requirements to undertake foundation training before being eligible for inclusion on a Dental Performers List.

These Regulations amend an error made by the the European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), which amended the Dentists Act 1984, so that the exemption no longer covered those with EU qualifications. Applicants with EU qualifications were included in the group of applicants having to undergo dental foundation training in order to apply to the Dental Performers’ List, which was not the policy intention. The policy intention was to ensure applicants with EU qualifications continued to be able to register in the UK under similar conditions as they could previously, including holding an exemption from dental foundation training.

These Regulations are only made now, as the issue has only recently been brought to the Welsh Government’s attention by the UK Government.

Parent Act: National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

Date Made: 4 February 2022

Date Laid: 8 February 2022

Coming into force date: 7 March 2022

SL(6)156 – The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2022

Procedure: Made Negative

An Attachment of Earnings Order (AEO) is a council tax enforcement and recovery tool for local authorities. It enables an authority to recover money directly from an employee’s earnings via their employer in order to pay outstanding council tax.

The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992 (“the 1992 Regulations”) specify the deductions to be made under an AEO that can be directed by a billing authority (county or county borough council) to the employer of a person who has received the order from a magistrates’ court.

These Regulations make amendments to the 1992 Regulations by uprating the tables used to calculate the amount deductible by local authorities via the employer.

Parent Act: Local Government Finance Act 1992

Date Made: 7 February 2022

Date Laid: 9 February 2022

Coming into force date: 1 April 2022