Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

The Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill has been referred to the Health and Social Care Committee for Stage 1 scrutiny of the general principles of the Bill.

 

The Bill is intended to eliminate private profit from the care of children looked after, and to enable the introduction of direct payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare. It will also make amendments to ensure that the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 and Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 are able to operate fully and effectively.

 

Further detail about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.

 

To inform its scrutiny, the Committee has issued an open call for evidence on the Bill.

 

In particular the Committee would like to hear views on:

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>>>The general principles of the Bill and the need for legislation to deliver the stated policy intentions;

>>>The Bill’s provisions (summarised below), including whether they are workable and will deliver the stated policy intentions:

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***Part 1, Chapter 1: provision of social care services to children: restrictions on profit (sections 1-13)

***Part 1, Chapter 2: miscellaneous amendments in relation to social care services, social care workers and local authority social care functions (sections 14-22 and schedule 1)

***Part 2: Health Care (sections 23-26 and schedule 2)

***Part 3: General (sections 27-30)

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>>>Any potential barriers to the implementation of the Bill’s provisions and whether the Bill, the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum and the Regulatory Impact Assessment, takes account of them;

>>>The appropriateness of the powers in the Bill for Welsh Ministers to make subordinate legislation (as set out in Chapter 5 of Part 1 of the Explanatory Memorandum);

>>>Whether there are any unintended consequences arising from the Bill;

>>>The Welsh Government’s assessment of the financial impacts of the Bill as set out in Part 2 of the Explanatory Memorandum;

>>>The Welsh Government’s integrated impact assessments (set out in Part 2 of the Explanatory Memorandum), including the Children’s Rights Impact Assessment; and

>>>The approach taken by the Welsh Government to the development of the policy and legislative proposals reflected in the Bill, including the approach to engaging and consulting with stakeholders.

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Submitting your views

 

The Committee would like to invite you to submit written evidence to assist in its consideration of the Bill.

 

We would like you to submit your views by completing this online form.

 

A downloadable template is available for you to draft your response before submitting it. However, please do not submit your response on that template via email. All responses should be submitted via the online form.

 

The closing date for submission to this consultation is 28 June 2024.

 

Providing Written Evidence

The Senedd has two official languages, Welsh and English.

 

In line with the Senedd’s Official Languages Scheme, the Committee welcomes contributions in both or either of our official languages, and we ask organisations that are subject to Welsh Language standards or schemes to respond in line with their own obligations. Please inform the Committee when submitting responses if you intend to provide a translation at a later date.

 

Please see guidance for those providing evidence for committees.

 

Disclosure of information

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