Almost all of\u00a0the Children Act 1989 applies in Wales as well as England. However, the only freely available online version of the Act is in the UK legislation website<\/a> and this is not completely up to date.<\/p>\n The Children Act 1989 is divided into Parts: Part 1 covers general principles; Part II covers private law; Part III children in need and looked-after children [but not in Wales]; Part IV care orders; Part V child protection.<\/p>\n This Act provides for the assessment of the care and support needs of adults and children, including carers, who may require a service to achieve their wellbeing outcomes. A briefing by Luke Clements on the Act can be downloaded here.<\/a><\/p>\n Young people’s guide here<\/a>. This Act regulates the quality of the social care workforce and agencies in Wales.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n Provisions for children’s social care in the following five Acts were replaced by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in April 2016:<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n The Additional Educational Needs and Education Tribunals Act 2018<\/a>, which changes the law about special education, is due to come into force in September 2019.<\/p>\n\n
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014<\/h3>\n
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016<\/h3>\n
Other Acts\u00a0that relate to social care in Wales<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/a>This is the law about adoption of children. There are some differences between sections of this Act in Wales and England.<\/li>\n
\nEstablished regulatory bodies for social care in England and Wales, and provisions for registration and standards in social care work and training. (Most of this Act has been repealed in Wales by the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n Under this Act, the needs of carers to be taken into account in assessments.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n Assessments to take into account carers\u2019 rights to work etc.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>Services for carers.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>This is the basis of local authority duties toward adults and children with disability<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>This strengthens the local authority’s duty to assess people with disabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n<\/a>Consolidates all anti-discrimination legislation, including Age; Disability; Gender reassignment; Marriage and civil partnership; race; Religion or belief; Sex; and Sexual orientation.<\/li>\n
\n<\/a>The law about adults and 16 and 17 year olds who lack the understanding to make decisions. Mental capacity law is explained here.<\/a><\/li>\n
\n<\/a>The law about the admission to hospital and treatment for mental disorder. This Act applies to individuals of any age.<\/li>\n
\nT<\/a>he Welsh Government’s duties regarding health services.<\/li>\n
\nRedress for maladministration (the wrong actions) by public authorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMeasures passed by The National Assembly For Wales<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/a>This has the same status as an ‘Act’. It is about support for people (of whatever age) with mental health problems.<\/li>\n
\n<\/a>This has the same status as an ‘Act’. It has placed a duty on the Welsh Government to have due regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a>\u00a0 when it makes policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n