Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2019/762 United Kingdom

The Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader19 Operator4

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

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.

s.035 Supervision of the management of the service Regulated
  • Supervise the management of the adoption serviceTrader
s.036 Duty to appoint a manager Regulated
  • Appoint a manager for your adoption service unless you qualify for an exemptionTrader
s.037 Fitness requirements for appointment of manager Regulated
  • Only appoint a fit person to manage the adoption serviceTrader
s.038 Restrictions on appointing a manager for more than one service Regulated
  • Do not appoint a manager for more than one service without regulator permissionTrader
s.039 Duty to report the appointment of manager to service provider Regulated
  • Responsible individual must notify service provider of new manager's name and start dateTrader
s.040 Duty to report the appointment of manager to SCW and the service regulator Regulated
  • Notify SCW and the service regulator of new manager's detailsTrader
s.041 Arrangements when manager is absent Regulated
  • Manage the adoption service when the manager is absent and notify longer absencesTrader
s.042 Visits Regulated
  • Visit premises, meet staff and service users at least every 3 monthsTrader
s.043 Oversight of adequate resources Regulated
  • Responsible individual must report on resources adequacy every quarterTrader
s.044 Other reports to the service provider Regulated
  • Report concerns about the adoption service to the provider without delayTrader
s.045 Engagement with individuals and others Regulated
  • Obtain, report and use feedback from service users, staff and local authorities to improve support qualityTrader
s.046 Duty to ensure there are systems in place to record incidents and complaints Regulated
  • Ensure effective systems for recording incidents, complaints and notificationsTrader
s.047 Duty to ensure there are systems in place for keeping of records Regulated
  • Ensure effective record-keeping systems for adoption servicesTrader
s.048 Duty to ensure policies and procedures are up to date Regulated
  • Keep your policies and procedures up to dateTrader
s.049 Quality of service review Regulated
  • Set up a system to review and improve service quality every 6 monthsTrader
s.050 Statement of compliance with the requirements as to standards of support Regulated
  • Prepare statement of compliance with standards of supportTrader
s.051 Support for staff raising concerns Regulated
  • Run your whistleblowing policy and support staff who raise concernsTrader
s.052 Duty of candour Regulated
  • Responsible individual must act openly and transparently with individuals and their representativesTrader
s.053 Notifications Regulated
  • Notify the service regulator of Schedule 4 events without delayTrader
39 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Exceptions
s.004 Requirements in relation to the provision of the service
s.005 Requirements in relation to the statement of purpose
s.006 Requirements in relation to monitoring and improvement
s.007 Requirements in relation to the responsible individual
s.008 Requirements in relation to the responsible individual where the service provider is an individual
s.009 Requirements in relation to the financial sustainability of the service
s.010 Requirements to provide the service in accordance with policies and procedures
s.011 Duty of candour
s.012 Suitability of the service
s.013 Information about the service
s.014 Service agreement
s.015 Standards of support – overarching requirements
s.016 Information
s.017 Language and communication
s.018 Respect and sensitivity
s.019 Safeguarding - overarching requirement
s.020 Safeguarding policies and procedures
s.021 Interpretation of Part 7
s.022 Staffing - overarching requirements
s.023 Fitness of staff
s.024 Supporting and developing staff
s.025 Compliance with code of practice
s.026 Information for staff
s.027 Disciplinary procedures
s.028 Overarching requirement
s.029 Adequacy of premises
s.030 Records
s.031 Notifications
s.032 Conflicts of interest
s.033 Complaints policy and procedure
s.034 Whistleblowing
s.054 Offences – service providers
s.055 Offences – responsible individuals
s.056 Appointment of liquidators etc.
s.057 Death of service provider
s.058 Designation of responsible individual by Welsh Ministers
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch004 The expected absence of the appointed manager for 28 days... Regulated
  • Notify regulator of expected manager absence of 28 days or more, 7 days before it startsOperator
s.sch004 The unexpected absence of the appointed manager, no later than... Regulated
  • Notify regulator of unexpected manager absence within 7 daysOperator
s.sch004 The unexpected absence of appointed manager for 28 days or... Regulated
  • Notify regulator of unexpected manager absence lasting 28 days or moreOperator
s.sch004 Someone other than the appointed manager is proposing to manage... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notify regulators if someone else proposes to manage the adoption serviceStatutory regulator
s.sch004 The appointed manager ceases, or proposes to cease, managing the... Regulated
  • Notify the regulator if the manager leaves or plans to leaveOperator
61 other schedules
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 In respect of each individual— (a) full name;
s.sch002 A record of any charges by the service provider to...
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 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 criminal...
s.sch003 Any allegation of misconduct by a member of staff.
s.sch003 Any incident reported to the police.
s.sch003 Any events which prevent, or could prevent, the provider from...
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 (individual or organisation) changes their name....
s.sch003 Where the service provider, responsible individual or appointed manager is...
s.sch003 Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or suspected...
s.sch003 The death of a child placed for adoption by the...
s.sch003 The instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving...
s.sch003 Death of a child placed for adoption by the service....
s.sch003 Any serious accident or injury sustained by a child placed...
s.sch003 The death, serious accident or injury of a child in...
s.sch003 Any serious complaint about a prospective adopter approved by the...
s.sch003 The death of a child placed for adoption by the...
s.sch003 Any serious accident or injury sustained by a child placed...
s.sch003 Where, on or after 1 April 2020, the service provider...
s.sch003 Any serious complaint about a prospective adopter approved by the...
s.sch003 Any serious complaint about a prospective adopter approved by the...
s.sch003 The instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving...
s.sch003 The death of a child placed for adoption by the...
s.sch003 Any serious accident or injury sustained by a child placed...
s.sch003 Any serious complaint about a prospective adopter approved by the...
s.sch003 The instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving...
s.sch003 The death of a child in the course of receiving...
s.sch003 Any serious accident or injury sustained by a child in...
s.sch003 The instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving...
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 Death or any serious accident or injury sustained by a...
s.sch003 Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or suspected...
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 37(1)).
s.sch004 Return from absence of appointed manager.
s.sch004 Interim arrangements where the manager is absent for longer than...

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