Legislation – The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

1 Title and commencement

2 Amendments to the Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017

3 Interpretation

4 Exception from scope of care home services

5 Exception from the scope of domiciliary support services

6 Fitness of staff

7 Shared rooms

Signature

Explanatory note

Shared rooms7.

In regulation 45 (single occupancy and shared rooms – adults)—

(a)

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

The condition in paragraph (2)(d) will continue to be met despite the number of adults accommodated in shared rooms on or after 5 June 2020 exceeding 15% of the total number of adults accommodated by the service where the limit is exceeded only as a consequence of accommodation which is needed as a result of the spread of coronavirus being provided in rooms which were unoccupied immediately before 5 June 2020.”;

(b)

in paragraph (3)(c), for “were sharing a room with another adult at the relevant time.” substitute—

“—

(i)

were sharing a room with another adult at the relevant time, or

(ii)

were provided with the accommodation on or after 5 June 2020 in rooms that were unoccupied immediately before 5 June 2020 and the accommodation is needed as a result of the spread of coronavirus.”