The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013

16.  In paragraph 2 (interpretation), in sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) in the appropriate place insert—

“(i) “approved blood scheme” (“cynllun gwaed cymeradwy”) means—

(a)

a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State, or a trust established with funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of a person having been infected from contaminated blood products; or

(b)

a scheme established under sections 1 to 3 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(1) and administered by Velindre Trust(2) for the purpose of making payments and providing support to, or in respect of, individuals infected with Hepatitis C, HIV or both, through contaminated blood or blood products used by the NHS;”;

“(ii) “the London Emergencies Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth Argyfyngau Llundain”) means the company of that name (number 09928465) incorporated on 23 December 2015 and the registered charity of that name (number 1172307) established on 28 March 2017;”;

“(iii) “member of the work-related activity group” (“aelod o’r grŵp gweithgaredd perthynol i waith”) means a person who has or is treated as having limited capability for work under either—

(a)

Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 other than by virtue of regulation 30 of those Regulations; or

(b)

Part 4 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 other than by virtue of regulation 26 of those Regulations;”;

“(iv) “the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” (“Cynllun Cymorth Gwaed Heintiedig yr Alban”) means the scheme of that name administered by the Common Services Agency (constituted by section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978);”;

“(v) “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” (“Cronfa Argyfwng We Love Manchester”) means the registered charity of that name (number 1173260) established on 30 May 2017;”;

(b) for the definition of “care home” (“cartref gofal”) substitute—

““care home” (“cartref gofal”)—

(a)

in England has the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000;

(b)

in Wales means a place at which a care home service, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, is provided wholly or mainly to adults;

(c)

in Scotland means a care home service within the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010; and

(d)

in Northern Ireland means a nursing home within the meaning of article 11 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 or a residential care home within the meaning of article 10 of that Order;”;

(c) for the definition of “main phase employment and support allowance” (“lwfans cyflogaeth a chymorth prif wedd”) substitute—

““main phase employment and support allowance (“lwfans cyflogaeth a chymorth prif wedd”), except in Part 1 of Schedule 3, means an employment and support allowance where—

(a)

the calculation of the amount payable in respect of the applicant includes a component under section 2(1)(b) or 4(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007; or

(b)

the applicant is a member of the work-related activity group;”;

(d) in the definition of “qualifying person” (“person cymwys”), after “the Caxton Foundation” insert “, an approved blood scheme, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund”.

(1)

2006 c. 42.

(2)

The Velindre NHS Trust was established under article 2 of the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2838, amended by S.I. 1999/826).