- Enforced by
- CIW
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 1 of 25 obligations carry imprisonment (51 weeks). 2 carry different penalties and 22 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person4
Employer1
Director or Officer1
Plus 19 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Employer — also bound by 701 other Acts
TULRCA 1992
72 duties
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
162 duties
Companies Act 2006
126 duties
Insolvency Act 1986
77 duties
Building Societies Act 1986
32 duties
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
CHILD POVERTY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATION
6 of 18 sections shown
s.002
Strategies for contributing to the eradication of child poverty (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh authorities must publish and implement child poverty strategiesLocal authority
s.003
Strategies prepared by the Welsh Ministers (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must publish child poverty strategy and triennial reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007
Local authority duty to secure the availability of free childcare (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must secure free childcare for eligible childrenLocal authority
s.011
Local authority duties in respect of play opportunities for children (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must assess and secure sufficient play opportunities for childrenLocal authority
s.012
Participation of children in local authority decision making (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must promote children's participation and publish arrangementsLocal authority
s.017
Guidance (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh authorities must have regard to child poverty guidanceLocal authority
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 2
CHILD MINDING AND DAY CARE FOR CHILDREN
16 of 38 sections shown
s.020
Register of child minders (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must maintain the child minders registerCrown / Minister / Government department
s.021
Duty of child minders to register (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Register as a child minder before providing childcare in WalesAny Person
s.022
Register of providers of day care for children (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must maintain the day care for children registerCrown / Minister / Government department
s.023
Duty of day care providers to register (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Register with Welsh Ministers before providing day care in WalesAny Person
s.024
Applications for registration: child minding (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must grant or refuse childminder registration applicationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.028
Entry on the register and certificates (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must register approved childminders and day care providersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.031
Cancellation of registration (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must cancel disqualified providers' registrationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.032
Suspension of registration (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Stop childminding or day care while your registration is suspendedAny Person
s.033
Voluntary removal from the register (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must remove childminders and daycare providers from register on requestCrown / Minister / Government department
s.034
Protection of children in an emergency: cancellation of registration (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must serve emergency cancellation order and notify local authorityCrown / Minister / Government department
s.036
Procedure for taking certain steps (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must give notice and allow objections before registration stepsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.039
Consequences of disqualification (opens in a new tab)
Imprisonment
- Act as childminder while disqualified or employ disqualified carerEmployer
s.045
Supply of information to local authorities (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must inform local authorities of childcare registration decisionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.046
Offence of making false or misleading statement (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Make false or misleading statement in registration applicationAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.050
Offences by bodies corporate (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consent to or neglect a company offence as director/managerDirector or Officer
s.054
Co-operation between authorities (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must comply with Welsh Ministers' requests for helpLocal authority
22 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3
INTEGRATED FAMILY SUPPORT TEAMS
0 of 9 sections shown9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 4
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
3 of 11 sections shown
s.066
Family social work standards officers (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must designate a family social work standards officerLocal authority
s.067
Children's needs arising from community care needs of their parents (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must consider child's needs arising from parent's care needsLocal authority
s.068
Children's needs arising from the health conditions of their parents (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NHS bodies must consider parent's illness impact on child and refer to social servicesCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 28 shown28 other schedules
s.sch001
Amend the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 as follows.
s.sch001
Amend the Protection of Children Act 1999 as follows.
s.sch001
In section 2A (power of certain authorities to refer individuals...
s.sch001
In section 9 (the Tribunal), in subsection (2)—
s.sch001
Amend the Care Standards Act 2000 as follows.
s.sch001
In section 55(3)(e)— (a) for “Assembly” in both places where...
s.sch001
Amend the Children Act 2004 as follows.
s.sch001
In section 29 (information databases: Wales) in subsection (8)(a) for...
s.sch001
Amend the Education Act 2005 as follows.
s.sch001
In section 59 (combined reports), for subsection (1)(b) substitute the...
s.sch001
Amend section 162 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006...
s.sch001
In section 65 (meaning of family proceedings), in subsection (1)...
s.sch001
In subsection (5A)— (a) after paragraph (a) insert—
s.sch001
Amend the Childcare Act 2006 as follows.
s.sch001
In section 30 (interpretation of Part 2) in the definition...
s.sch001
In section 75 (disqualification from registration), in subsection (3)(f) after...
s.sch001
In section 101 (provision of information about children: Wales)—
s.sch001
Amend the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 as follows....
s.sch001
In Schedule 1, paragraph 7A (weighing and measuring of children)—...
s.sch001
Amend the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as follows.
s.sch001
In Schedule 4— (a) in paragraph 1(6)(a) for “section 79D...
s.sch001
Amend the Senior Courts Act 1981 as follows.
s.sch001
In Schedule 1 (distribution of business in High Court) after...
s.sch001
Amend the Children Act 1989 as follows.
s.sch001
In Section 80 (inspection of children's homes etc by persons...
s.sch001
In section 105 (interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1)—
s.sch001
Amend the Water Industry Act 1991 as follows.
s.sch001
In Schedule 4A (premises that are not to be disconnected...
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Registering a regulated service in Wales
End-to-end learning path for starting a regulated care service in Wales. Covers understanding Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and the Regulation and Inspection …
Responding to CIW enforcement action in Wales
What to do when Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) takes enforcement action against your care service. Covers understanding the notice, immediate actions, responding …
Wales care compliance quick check
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