Welsh Statutory Instrument 2019 United Kingdom

The Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019

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26 compliance obligations

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.

Schedules

s.sch004

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

  • Notify regulator of expected manager absence of 28 days or more
s.sch004

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

  • Report unexpected manager absence within 7 days
s.sch004

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

  • Notify regulator of unexpected manager absence lasting 28 days or more
s.sch004

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

  • Make interim management arrangements when the manager is absent over 28 days
s.sch004

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

  • Notify regulator when someone else manages the service
s.sch004

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

  • Notify the regulator if your manager leaves or plans to leave
Browse 46 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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 SCW.

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

s.sch002

In respect of each individual, records of—

s.sch002

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

s.sch002

Where applicable, a record of all medicines kept by the...

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 all complaints made by individuals or their...

s.sch002

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

s.sch002

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

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

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

s.sch003

Any allegation of misconduct by a member of staff.

s.sch003

Serious accident or injury of an individual placed with an...

s.sch003

Any incident reported to the police.

s.sch003

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

s.sch003

The death of an individual placed with an adult placement...

s.sch003

Where the service provider (individual or organisation) changes their name....

s.sch003

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

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

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

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

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

The appointment of a manager (see regulation 46(1)).

s.sch004

The appointment of a manager (see regulation 46(1)).

s.sch004

Return from absence of appointed manager.

s.024

The appropriate use of control and restraint

  • Have a policy and procedures on the use of control or restraint
s.045

Supervision of management of the service

  • Responsible individual must supervise management of the service
s.046

Duty to appoint a manager

  • Appoint a manager to run the adult placement service
s.047

Fitness requirements for appointment of manager

  • Ensure manager is fit before appointing
s.048

Restrictions on appointing manager for more than one service

  • Do not appoint a manager for more than one service without permission
s.049

Duty to report the appointment of manager to the service provider

  • Notify the service provider when appointing a manager
s.050

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

  • Notify workforce and service regulators of manager appointment
s.051

Arrangements when manager is absent

  • Ensure effective management when manager absent and notify if over 28 days
s.052

Visits

  • Visit service premises and meet staff and service users every three months
s.053

Oversight of adequacy of resources

  • Responsible individual must report quarterly on resource adequacy
s.054

Other reports to the service provider

  • Report concerns and changes about the service to the service provider
s.055

Engagement with individuals and others

  • Gather and report views on quality of care from stakeholders
s.056

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

  • Set up systems to record incidents and complaints
s.057

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

  • Set up systems for accurate and complete record-keeping
s.058

Duty to ensure policies and procedures are up to date

  • Keep policies and procedures up to date
s.059

Quality of care review

  • Set up a six-monthly quality of care review system
s.060

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

  • Prepare a statement of compliance with care standards for the annual return
s.061

Support for staff raising concerns

  • Ensure whistleblowing policy is followed and staff can raise concerns effectively
s.062

Duty of candour

  • Act openly and transparently with service users, carers and commissioners
s.063

Notifications

  • Notify the service regulator of Schedule 4 events in writing without delay
Browse 48 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Title, commencement and interpretation

s.002

Requirements in relation to the provision of the service

s.003

Requirements in relation to the statement of purpose

s.004

Requirements in relation to monitoring and improvement

s.005

Requirements in relation to the responsible individual

s.006

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

s.007

Requirements in relation to the financial sustainability of the service

s.008

Requirements to provide the service in accordance with policies and procedures

s.009

Duty of candour

s.010

Suitability of the service

s.011

Carer agreement

s.012

Individual placement agreement

s.013

Personal plan

s.014

Review of personal plan

s.015

Records of personal plan

s.016

Information about the service

s.017

Standards of care and support - overarching requirements

s.018

Information

s.019

Language and communication

s.020

Respect and sensitivity

s.021

Safeguarding – overarching requirement

s.022

Safeguarding policies and procedures

s.023

Supporting individuals to manage their money

s.025

Deprivation of liberty

s.026

Interpretation of Part 7

s.027

Staffing - overarching requirements

s.028

Fitness of staff

s.029

Supporting and developing staff

s.030

Compliance with employer's code of practice

s.031

Information for staff

s.032

Disciplinary procedure

s.033

Recruitment and training of adult placement carers

s.034

Effective relationships

s.035

Support and information for adult placement carers

s.036

Fitness of adult placement carers

s.037

Overarching requirement

s.038

Adequacy of premises

s.039

Premises, facilities and equipment - adult placement carers

s.040

Records

s.041

Notifications

s.042

Conflicts of interest

s.043

Complaints policy and procedures

s.044

Whistleblowing

s.064

Offences – service providers

s.065

Offences – responsible individuals

s.066

Appointment of liquidators etc.

s.067

Death of the service provider

s.068

Designation of responsible individual by Welsh Ministers

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