For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

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Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 101 duties
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Employers also bound by 169 other Acts (top 5 shown)

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 196 duties
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 98 duties
TULRCA 1992 1992 46 duties
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 45 duties
WTR 1998 1998 36 duties

Traders also bound by 218 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 397 duties
Companies Act 2006 2006 37 duties
TULRCA 1992 1992 36 duties
The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018 33 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 31 duties

Directors and Officers also bound by 221 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 73 duties
Companies Act 2006 2006 57 duties
Insolvency Act 1986 1986 44 duties
CCBSA 2014 2014 21 duties
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 2023 18 duties

Occupiers also bound by 100 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 15 duties
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England/Wales comparison) 2005 14 duties
Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 13 duties
Highways Act 1980 1980 12 duties
Housing Act 1985 1985 11 duties

Self-Employed People also bound by 16 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 1993 5 duties
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 1992 4 duties
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 1998 4 duties
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended 2022) 1992 4 duties
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1999 3 duties

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — General

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s.001

Title, commencement, application and interpretation

Part 2 — Exceptions

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s.002

Part 3 — General requirements on service providers

s.006

Requirements in relation to the provision of the service

Ensure regulated services are delivered with sufficient care, competence and skill Any Person

s.007

Requirements in relation to the statement of purpose

Maintain, review and update your statement of purpose, and notify the regulator and affected parties Any Person

s.008

Requirements in relation to monitoring and improvement

Monitor, review and improve quality of care and support Employer

s.010

Requirements in relation to the responsible individual where the service provider is an individual

Train yourself and arrange coverage when you are absent Self-Employed Person

s.011

Requirements in relation to the financial sustainability of the service

Maintain up‑to‑date accounts and provide them when requested Director or Officer

s.012

Requirements to provide the service in accordance with policies and procedures

Create, keep up‑to‑date and follow service policies and procedures Employer

s.013

Duty of candour

Act with candour when giving care or support Employer

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s.009

Requirements in relation to the responsible individual

Part 4 — Requirements on service providers as to the steps to be taken before agreeing to provide care and support

s.014

Suitability of the service

Ensure the service is suitable before providing care and support Employer

Part 5 — Requirements on service providers as to the steps to be taken on commencement of the provision of care and support

s.015

Personal plan

Prepare a personal care plan for each client Trader

s.016

Review of personal plan

Review each client's personal plan quarterly Any Person

s.017

Records of personal plans

Keep and share personal care plans Employer

s.018

Provider assessment

Assess and review care plans within 7 days Employer

Part 6 — Requirements on service providers as to the information to be provided to individuals on commencement of the provision of care and support

s.019

Information about the service

Prepare and keep up‑to‑date a written guide for people you support Employer

s.020

Service agreement

Give individuals signed copies of service agreements and explain them Any Person

Part 7 — Requirements on service providers as to the standard of care and support to be provided

s.021

Standards of care and support - overarching requirements

Provide safe, personalised care and keep individuals informed Employer

s.022

Continuity of care

Ensure continuity of care for individuals Employer

s.023

Information

Provide clear, understandable information to service users Any Person

s.024

Language and communication

Provide language support and communication aids Any Person

s.025

Respect and sensitivity

Treat clients with respect, privacy and dignity Any Person

Part 8 — Requirements on service providers -safeguarding

s.026

Safeguarding - overarching requirement

Ensure service protects clients from abuse, neglect and misuse Any Person

s.027

Safeguarding policies and procedures

Create and run safeguarding policy and procedures Employer

s.028

Supporting individuals to manage their money

Maintain a written policy to support people managing their money Employer

s.029

The appropriate use of control and restraint

Implement and monitor appropriate use of control and restraint Employer

s.030

Prohibition on the use of corporal punishment

Ban corporal punishment in your child care services Employer

s.031

Deprivation of liberty

Do not deprive a care recipient of liberty without lawful authority Employer

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s.032

Interpretation of Part 8

Part 9 — Requirements on service providers which only apply where accommodation is provided

s.033

Access to health and other services

Provide health access for residents and appoint a link worker for each child Employer

Part 10 — Requirements on service providers as to staffing

s.034

Staffing - overarching requirements

Plan, manage and monitor staff to meet care needs Employer

s.036

Supporting and developing staff

Provide staff with a policy, induction, training and support Employer

s.037

Compliance with employer's code of practice

Follow the Social Care Wales code for hiring and managing workers Employer

s.038

Information for staff

Provide service information and conduct standards to staff Employer

s.039

Disciplinary procedures

Implement a disciplinary procedure that covers suspension for safety and abuse reporting Employer

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s.035

Fitness of staff

Part 11 — Requirements on service providers in respect of domiciliary support services

s.041

Delineation of travel time and care time

Prepare, give and keep a schedule of each worker’s visits, travel and breaks Employer

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s.040

Application of regulations in this Part

s.042

Offering domiciliary care workers on non-guaranteed hours contracts the choice of alternative contractual arrangements

Part 12 — Requirements on service providers as to premises, facilities and equipment

s.043

Overarching requirement

Ensure premises, facilities and equipment are suitable for the service Any Person

s.044

Premises – accommodation-based services only

Provide safe, suitable premises for your care/home service Employer

s.045

Single occupancy and shared rooms - adults

Ensure single‑room accommodation for adults unless conditions apply Trader

s.046

Single occupancy and shared rooms – children

Provide single rooms for children unless specific exceptions apply Trader

s.047

Premises – all services

Provide adequate supervision and secure record‑storage facilities Trader

s.048

Facilities and equipment

Keep facilities and equipment safe, maintained and clean Trader

Part 13 — Additional requirements on service providers in respect of premises – new accommodation

s.049

Reconfiguration of premises

Comply with premises regulations when increasing accommodation capacity Trader

s.049

Application of Part 13

Ensure compliance with Part 13 standards for accommodation services Trader

s.050

Additional requirements – en-suite bathrooms

Provide en‑suite bathrooms in all service bedrooms Trader

s.051

Additional requirements – room sizes

Provide bedrooms with required minimum floor space Trader

s.052

Additional requirements – communal space

Provide minimum communal space per person Occupier

s.053

Additional requirements – outdoor space

Make outdoor service areas wheelchair‑accessible and inclusive Any Person

s.054

Additional requirements – passenger lift

Provide a passenger lift where service premises span multiple floors Trader

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s.049

(1) This regulation applies to a service provider—

Part 14 — Requirements on service providers as to supplies, hygiene, health and safety and medicines

s.055

Supplies

Ensure sufficient and appropriate supplies for service delivery Trader

s.056

Hygiene and infection control

Maintain hygiene standards and infection‑control policies Any Person

s.057

Health and safety

Identify and reduce health and safety risks Trader

s.058

Medicines

Ensure safe storage and administration of medicines Trader

Part 15 — Other requirements on service providers

s.059

Records

Keep and maintain required service records securely Trader

s.060

Notifications

Notify regulator and other authorities of specified events Any Person

s.061

Notification with respect to children admitted into, or discharged from, a place at which accommodation is provided to children

Notify local authority of every child admission and discharge Any Person

s.062

Notification with respect to the death of a child accommodated in a secure children's home

Notify authorities and cooperate with investigation after a child's death Trader

s.063

Conflicts of interest (including prohibitions)

Identify, record and manage conflicts of interest Any Person

s.064

Complaints policy and procedure

Maintain a complaints policy and handle complaints effectively Trader

s.065

Whistleblowing

Set up and run a whistleblowing system Trader

Part 16 — Requirements on responsible individuals for ensuring effective management of the service

s.066

Supervision of management of the service

Supervise management of the service Any Person

s.067

Duty to appoint a manager

Appoint a manager for your regulated service Any Person

s.068

Fitness requirements for appointment of manager

Ensure manager is fit before appointment Any Person

s.069

Restrictions on appointing manager for more than one service

Do not appoint a manager to oversee multiple services without regulator approval Any Person

s.070

Duty to report the appointment of manager to service provider

Notify service provider of new manager appointment Any Person

s.071

Duty to report appointment of manager to the workforce and service regulators

Notify workforce and regulators of new manager appointment Any Person

s.072

Arrangements when manager is absent

Ensure service management when manager is absent and notify if >28 days Any Person

s.073

Visits

Visit service locations and meet staff and users quarterly Any Person

Part 17 — Requirements on responsible individuals for ensuring effective oversight of the service

s.074

Oversight of adequacy of resources

Report quarterly on adequacy of resources

s.076

Engagement with individuals and others

Arrange to gather and relay service users' views on care quality Any Person

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s.075

Other reports to the service provider

Part 18 — Requirements on responsible individuals for ensuring the compliance of the service

s.077

Duty to ensure there are systems in place to record incidents and complaints

Set up a system to record incidents and complaints Any Person

s.078

Duty to ensure there are systems in place for keeping of records

Ensure effective record‑keeping systems Any Person

s.079

Duty to ensure policies and procedures are up to date

Maintain up‑to‑date policies and procedures Any Person

Part 19 — Requirements on responsible individuals for monitoring, reviewing and improving the quality of the regulated service

s.081

Statement of compliance with the requirements as to standards of care and support

Prepare annual statement on standards of care and support Any Person

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s.080

Quality of care review

Part 20 — Other requirements on responsible individuals

s.082

Support for staff raising concerns

Ensure whistleblowing policy is followed and support staff raising concerns Director or Officer

s.083

Duty of candour

Act openly and transparently with service users and their representatives Any Person

s.084

Notifications

Notify the service regulator of specified events Any Person

Part 21 — Offences

s.085

Offences – service providers

2 years imprisonment

Fail to comply with specified regulated service requirements Any Person

s.086

Offences – responsible individuals

2 years imprisonment

Fail to comply with specified regulatory requirements (responsible individual) Any Person

Part 22 — Service providers who are liquidated etc. or who have died

s.087

Appointment of liquidators etc.

Notify regulator of appointment and future service plans Any Person

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s.088

Death of service provider

Part 23 — Regulations under section 21(5) of the Act

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s.089

Designation of responsible individual by Welsh Ministers

Schedules

s.sch002

A copy of the duty roster of persons working at...

Keep a duty roster and record of actual working hours

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s.sch001

Information and documents to be available in respect of persons working in regulated services

s.sch001

Proof of identity including a recent photograph.

s.sch001

Details of registration with or membership of any professional body....

s.sch001

For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part...

s.sch001

Where required for the purposes of an exempted question in...

s.sch001

Where required for the purposes of an exempted question asked...

s.sch001

Two written references, including a reference from the last employer,...

s.sch001

Where a person has previously worked in a position whose...

s.sch001

Documentary evidence of any relevant qualification.

s.sch001

Where relevant, documentary evidence of registration with Social Care Wales....

s.sch001

A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation...

s.sch001

Evidence of satisfactory linguistic ability for the purposes of providing...

s.sch002

Records to be kept in respect of regulated services

s.sch002

In respect of each individual, records of—

s.sch002

A record of any furniture brought by an individual into...

s.sch002

A record of any of the following events that occur...

s.sch002

A record of all visitors to the service, including the...

s.sch002

A record of any charges by the service provider to...

s.sch002

A record of all medicines kept in the service for...

s.sch002

A record of all money or other valuables deposited by...

s.sch002

A record of the following events that occur in the...

s.sch002

A record of every fire practice, drill or test of...

s.sch002

A record of all complaints made by individuals or their...

s.sch002

A record of all persons working at the service, which...

s.sch003

Notifications by the service provider

s.sch003

Any revision to the statement of purpose, 28 days prior...

s.sch003

Unexpected absence of the responsible individual for 28 days or...

s.sch003

Return from absence of the responsible individual.

s.sch003

The responsible individual ceases, or proposes to cease, being the...

s.sch003

Any abuse or allegation of abuse in relation to an...

s.sch003

Service provider, responsible individual or appointed manager convicted of a...

s.sch003

Any allegation of misconduct by a member of staff.

s.sch003

Any occurrence of category 3 or 4 pressure damage or...

s.sch003

Serious accident or injury to an individual.

s.sch003

The outbreak of any infectious disease.

s.sch003

Any incident reported to the police.

s.sch003

Service provider (individual or organisation) changes their name.

s.sch003

Any events which prevent, or could prevent, the provider from...

s.sch003

Where accommodation is provided, the death of an individual and...

s.sch003

Any request to a supervisory body in relation to the...

s.sch003

The premises are, or are proposed to be, significantly altered...

s.sch003

Additional premises are, or are proposed to be acquired.

s.sch003

Any proposal to change the address of the principal office,...

s.sch003

Any change of telephone number or electronic mail address for...

s.sch003

Any referral to the DBS pursuant to the Safeguarding Vulnerable...

s.sch003

Where the service provider, responsible individual or appointed manager is...

s.sch003

Instigation and subsequent outcome of any child protection enquiry involving...

s.sch003

Any allegation that a child accommodated by the service has...

s.sch003

Where, on or after 1 April 2020, the service provider...

s.sch003

Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or suspected...

s.sch003

Any incident where an accommodated child goes missing or has...

s.sch003

Any abuse or allegation of abuse in relation to a...

s.sch003

Serious accident or injury to a child accommodated by the...

s.sch003

Any occurrence of category 3 or 4 pressure damage or...

s.sch003

The outbreak of any infectious disease.

s.sch003

Any incident reported to the police.

s.sch003

The death of a child accommodated by the service and...

s.sch003

Any referral to the DBS pursuant to the Safeguarding Vulnerable...

s.sch003

An allegation that a child accommodated by the service has...

s.sch003

Where, on or after 1 April 2020, the service provider...

s.sch003

Where the service provider is an individual, the appointment of...

s.sch003

Any incident where an accommodated child goes missing or has...

s.sch003

Instigation and subsequent outcome of any child protection enquiry involving...

s.sch003

Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or suspected...

s.sch003

Death of a child and the circumstances.

s.sch003

Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or suspected...

s.sch003

Any incident where an accommodated child goes missing or has...

s.sch003

Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or suspected...

s.sch003

The outbreak of any infectious disease.

s.sch003

The death of a child and the circumstances.

s.sch003

Where the service provider is a body corporate or partnership,...

s.sch003

Where the service provider is a partnership, death of one...

s.sch003

Where the service provider is a partnership, any change in...

s.sch003

Expected absence of the responsible individual for 28 days or...

s.sch003

The unexpected absence of the responsible individual, no later than...

s.sch004

Notifications by the responsible individual

s.sch004

The appointment of a manager (see regulation 7(1)).

s.sch004

The expected absence of the appointed manager for 28 days...

s.sch004

The unexpected absence of the appointed manager, no later than...

s.sch004

The unexpected absence of appointed manager for 28 days or...

s.sch004

Return from absence of appointed manager.

s.sch004

Interim arrangements where the manager is absent for longer than...

s.sch004

Someone other than the appointed manager is proposing to manage...

s.sch004

The appointed manager ceases, or proposes to cease, managing the...

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Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

CIW guidance for providers (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
CIW inspection reports (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
CIW guidance for providers (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Care Inspectorate Wales (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

CIW

Care Inspectorate Wales

Registers and inspects social care and childcare services in Wales. Regulates care homes, domiciliary care, children's homes, and childminders.