SCHEDULE 3MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

PART 2SOCIAL CARE WALES

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

I453

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c.47) is amended as follows.

I154

In section 41 (registers: power to refer information to the Disclosure and Barring Service), in entry number 8 in the table in subsection (7)—

a

in column 1, for “under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)” substitute “ under section 80 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2) ”, and

b

in column 2, for “The Care Council for Wales” substitute “ the registrar appointed under section 81 of that Act ”.

I255

In Part 3 of Schedule 3 (barred lists: supplementary provision)—

a

in paragraph 16(4)(l), for “the Care Council for Wales” substitute “ Social Care Wales ”, and

b

after paragraph 16(4) insert—

4A

The reference in sub-paragraph (4) to “any of its committees” is, in respect of Social Care Wales, to be read as if it were a reference to “any panel established under Part 8 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016”.

I356

In Part 2 of Schedule 4 (regulated activity in relation to vulnerable adults)—

a

at the beginning of paragraph 7(3C) insert “ In relation to a vulnerable adult in in England, ”, and

b

after paragraph 7(3C) insert—

3CA

In relation to a vulnerable adult in Wales, relevant social work has the meaning given by section 79(4) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, and social care worker means a person who is a social care worker by virtue of section 79(1)(a) of that Act.