Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
A Welsh Government Bill,
introduced by Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health
and Social Services. The Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Health and Social Care Committee.
About the Bill
The Bill included
provision for:
- reform of the regulatory
regime for care and support services;
- provision of a regulatory
framework that requires an approach to the regulation of care and support
services focused on outcomes for service users;
- reform of the inspection
regime for local authority social services functions;
- the reconstitution and
renaming of the Care Council for Wales as Social Care Wales and the
broadening of its remit; and
- the reform of the regulation
of the social care workforce.
Further detail can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
Current Stage
The Regulation and Inspection of Social
Care (Wales) Act 2016 became law in Wales on 18 January 2016.
Record of Passage in the
National Assembly for Wales
The
following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through
the National Assembly for Wales.
Stage |
Documents |
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Bill introduced: 23 February 2015 |
Regulation
and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill, as introduced Presiding
Officer’s Statement: 23 February 2015 Business
Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill: February
2015 Legislative
glossary (Welsh language version only) (PDF 162KB) Statement
of policy intent (PDF 412KB) The
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill - Bill Summary (PDF
575KB) The
Welsh Government published
the below impact assessments in relation to the Bill (external links): |
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Stage 1: Committee
considerations of general principles |
The
Committee issued a call for evidence, which closed on 24 April 2015. Committee dates The
Health and Social Care Committee
considered the Bill on the following dates:
The
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee
considered the Bill on the following dates:
The
Finance Committee
considered the Bill on the following dates:
Committee reports Health and
Social Care Committee Stage 1 report (PDF, 1MB) Constitutional
and Legislative Affairs Committee report (PDF, 364KB) Finance
Committee letter (PDF, 453KB) Welsh
Government response |
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Stage 1: Debate in Plenary on
general principles |
A
debate took place in Plenary on 14 July
2015. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill
was agreed. |
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Financial Resolution |
A
Financial Resolution was agreed in Plenary on 14 July 2015. |
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Stage 2: Committee consideration
of amendments |
Stage
2 began on 15 July 2015. The
Health and Social Care Committee agreed on 9 July 2015
under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2
proceedings will be: Section 2; Schedule 1; Sections 3 to 63; Section 1;
Section 66; Schedule 2; Sections 67 to 173; Sections 64 to 65; Sections 174
to 183; Schedule 3; Sections 184 to 188; Long title. Stage
2 consideration took place in Committee on Wednesday 7
October and Thursday 15
October 2015. Marshalled
list of amendments: 7 October 2015 v2 (PDF,
254KB) Groupings
of amendments: 7 October 2015 (PDF, 78KB) Concise
minutes: 7 October 2015 Marshalled
list of amendments: 15 October 2015 (PDF, 138KB) Groupings
of amendments: 15 October 2015 (PDF, 77KB) Concise
minutes: 15 October 2015 Notice of amendments Notice of
amendments: 23 September 2015 (PDF, 177KB) Welsh
Government: Purpose and Effect table: 23 September 2015 (PDF, 702KB) Notice of
amendments: 29 September 2015 (PDF, 92KB) Notice of
amendments: 30 September 2015 (PDF, 122KB) Regulation
and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2 (PDF, 780KB) (Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.) Printing
changes to the Bill as amended at Stage 2 (PDF, 240KB) Research
Service: Summary of changes at Stage 2 Explanatory
Memorandum, revised
after Stage 2 (PDF, 3MB) Correspondence CSSIW
advice regarding Extra Care: received 17 November 2015 (PDF,
179KB) |
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Stage 3: Plenary consideration
of amendments |
Following
the completion of Stage 2 proceedings, Stage 3 commenced on 16 October 2015. The National Assembly for Wales agreed on 10
November 2015, under Standing Order 26.36, that the order of consideration
for Stage 3 proceedings will be: Section 2; Schedule 1; Sections 3 to 63;
Section 1; Section 66; Schedule 2; Sections 67 to 174; Sections 64 to 65;
Sections 175 to 184; Schedule 3; Sections 185 to 189; Long Title. Stage 3 consideration and disposal of amendments
took place in Plenary on 17 November
2015. Notice of amendments Notice of
amendments: 6 November 2015 v1 (PDF, 80KB) Welsh
Government: Purpose and Effect table: 9 November 2015 (PDF, 278KB) Notice of
amendments: 10 November 2015 v3 (PDF, 169KB) Combined
notice of amendments (PDF, 190KB) Marshalled
list of amendments: 17 November 2015 v2 (PDF, 188KB) Groupings
of amendments: 17 November 2015 (PDF, 74KB) Printing
changes to the Bill as amended at Stage 3 (PDF, 216KB) Regulation
and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 (PDF, 794KB) (Amendments
to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the
right margin.) |
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Stage 4: Passing of the Bill in
Plenary |
The Bill was agreed by
the Assembly in accordance with SO 12.36 on 24 November
2015. Regulation
and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill, as passed (PDF, 779KB)
Regulation
and Inspection of Social Care (Wales), as passed (Crown XML) |
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Post-Stage 4 |
The four week period of
intimation ended on 23 December 2015. The Attorney
General, Counsel
General and Secretary
of State for Wales wrote to the Chief Executive and Clerk of
the Assembly to advise that they would not be referring the Regulation and
Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill to the Supreme Court under Sections
112 or 114 of the Government of Wales Act 2006. |
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Date of Royal Assent |
Royal
Assent [PDF, 168KB] was given on 18 January 2016. |
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Contact information
Clerk:
Llinos Madeley
Phone:
0300 200 6352
Postal address:
National
Assembly for Wales
Cardiff
Bay
Cardiff CF99 1NA
Email:
SeneddHealth@Assembly.Wales
Business type: Bill
Status: Complete
First published: 23/01/2015
Documents
- Letter from the Auditor General for Wales to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee - 24 April 2015
PDF 366 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 5 May 2015
PDF 129 KB
- Letter from Chair of Finance Committee to Chair of Health and Social Care Committee - 11 June 2015
PDF 286 KB
- Notice of amendments - 23 September 2015
PDF 177 KB
- Welsh Government - Purpose and Effect table: 23 September 2015
PDF 702 KB
- Notice of amendments - 29 September 2015
PDF 92 KB
- Notice of amendments - 30 September 2015
PDF 122 KB
- Marshalled list of amendments - 7 October 2015 (version 2)
PDF 254 KB
- Groupings of amendments - 7 October 2015
PDF 78 KB
- Marshalled list of amendments - 15 October 2015
PDF 138 KB
- Groupings of amendments - 15 October 2015
PDF 77 KB
- Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
PDF 780 KB
- Printing Changes to the Bill as amended at Stage 2
PDF 240 KB
- Notice of amendments - 6 November 2015
PDF 80 KB
- Welsh Government: Purpose and Effect table: 9 November 2015
PDF 278 KB
- Notice of amendments - 10 November 2015 (version 3)
PDF 172 KB
- Marshalled list of amendments - 17 November 2015 (version 2)
PDF 189 KB
- Groupings of amendments - 17 November 2015
PDF 74 KB
- Combined notice of amendments - 17 November 2015
PDF 190 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair of Health and Social Care Committee - 8 September 2015
PDF 1 MB
- Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair of Health and Social Care Committee - 17 November 2015
PDF 238 KB
- CSSIW advice on Extra Care - received 17 November 2015
PDF 179 KB
- Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill (as amended at Stage 3)
PDF 793 KB
- Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill (as passed)
PDF 779 KB
- Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown XML) XML 620 KB
- Printing changes to the Bill as amended at Stage 3
PDF 197 KB
- Intimation period response - Solicitor General (Office of the Attorney General)
PDF 53 KB
- Intimation period response - Counsel General (Welsh Government)
PDF 175 KB
- Intimation period response - Secretary of State for Wales
PDF 99 KB
Consultations