Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
This Act in Wales aims to streamline the regulation and inspection of social care services, ensuring quality care, strengthening protection, and increasing accountability. It affects various sectors like advocacy services, adoption, local authority social services, care homes, and more. The Act brings changes in market stability, workforce regulation, and service regulation. Introducing Social Care Wales, it enhances public confidence in the social care workforce, emphasizing mandatory registration and training.
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Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
Its all about well-being... A revised, streamlined framework for the regulation and inspection of social care services Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act Quality of care and support Strengthening protection Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act Increasing accountability Giving a stronger voice 1
... and regulating for success From compliance with minimum standards to how services improve people s well-being Reducing complexity of the law and providing flexibility Developing workforce skills to provide the best care and support Increasing transparency and public confidence 2
Who does it affect? Advocacy services Adoption and fostering Local authority social services Residential family centres Secure accommod -ation Care homes adults and children Domiciliary support Adult placements 3
What does the Act change? Market stability Local authority social services Social Care Wales Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act Workforce regulation Service regulation 4
Social Care Wales Introducing Social Care Wales From the Care Council and SSIA to Social Care Wales Wider functions to drive continuous service improvement CSSIW and SCW have a duty to co-operate Increased public confidence in the social care workforce Create an agent for change at the heart of the sector 5
Workforce regulation Registration and skills Mandatory registration of social care workforce Regulation includes care workertraining and education Key workforce regulation processes secured in primary legislation Flexibility to respond to changes in the sector Recognises broad nature of workforce and ensures training of whole workforce is to sufficient standard 6
Old service registration Establishment based model Service regulation CSSIW Suncare Ltd Care home Bridgend Suncare Ltd Care home Cardiff Suncare Ltd Domiciliary care RCT Suncare Ltd Domiciliary care Merthyr Registration of each separate establishment and agency Each service has a registered manager with CSSIW and CCW Responsible individual nominated but not registered 7
New service registration Service provider-based model Service regulation CSSIW Suncare Ltd Happy Firm Ltd AKA Williams Care home Bridgend Care home Cardiff Dom care RCT Dom care Merthyr Registration service Domiciliary care Newtown Domiciliary care RCT Domiciliary care Llandrindod Wells Adult placement Caerphilly Simplified service registration model being introduced Each care agency/site registered as a condition (sub-registration) of the service registration with link responsible individual No registration of managers by CSSIW, only Social Care Wales
Service regulation Better accountability Responsible individual designated as part of the service registration Senior representative e.g. owner, partner, board member or local authority senior officer Duty to oversee and ensure the quality of the service Ensures accountability for service quality and compliance at an appropriate level Provides clearer communication and oversight to frontline services 9
Service regulation Securing improvement New improvement notices introduced giving providers specific time frames to make improvements Strengthen protection for people who use services More flexibility for the regulator in dealing with continued non-compliance 10
Service regulation Greater transparency Providers to prepare annual returns outlining their performance Published on the CSSIW website alongside the inspection report Includes staff retention, training and development, etc More transparency and comparability for service users Makes it easier for people to make well-informed choices about their care 11
Local authority social services Service regulation Inspecting for outcomes Inspections to include assessment of how well services are meeting the well-beingoutcomes of the people who use them Supports and inspires improvements Provides citizens with a clearer view of the quality of services 12
Local authority social services Standardised reporting Directors of Social Services to publish annual reports on how they have carried out their social services functions in a new reporting template Standardises the reporting requirements across local authorities Makes it easier for people to make comparisons 13
Market stability Market stability Local authorities to publish market stability reports These must take account of the population assessment and feed into a national stability report Market oversight of important providers to avoid unexpected market exits Everyone in the sector able to respond to market changes Consolidates work by local authorities and SSIA on market position statements 14
When will it change? National Minimum Standards until service re-registers Jan 2016 Apr 2017 Apr 2018 Apr 2018 - Apr 2019 Apr 2019 April 2020 Bill Workforce regulations come into New system of service regulation Workforce register opens for adult care home workers Workforce register opens to domiciliary All providers register services under new became an Act force and inspection care Act in Social Care Wales created fully workers a phased re-registration process operational Consultation(s) on regulations and testing of inspection framework 15
In summary Local and national market stability reports linked to population assessments Better marketoversight of important providers Standardised reporting across local authorities Local authority inspections focus on impact and well-being Market stability Social Care Wales an agent for change and improvement in the sector Duty to co-operate with CSSIW Local authority social services Social Care Wales Well-being Changes to CSSIW service registration Better accountability through responsible individuals New annual provider returns Provider inspections focus on impact and well-being Mandatory registration of wider range of staff Workforce registration with Social Care Wales Regulation of care worker, as well as social worker training Workforce regulation Service regulation 16
