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PART 1General

Title, coming into force and interpretation

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Regulated Services (Inspection Ratings) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 March 2025.

(3) In these Regulations—

the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016;

care home service” (“gwasanaeth cartref gofal”) has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act;

domiciliary support service” (“gwasanaeth cymorth cartref”) has the meaning given by paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Act;

inspection rating” (“gradd arolygu”) means the rating in respect of a relevant regulated service which the Welsh Ministers must give in accordance with regulation 2 of these Regulations;

inspection report” (“adroddiad arolygu”) means a report prepared by the Welsh Ministers after an inspection in accordance with section 36 of the Act;

relevant regulated service” (“gwasanaeth rheoleiddiedig perthnasol”) means—

(a)

a care home service;

(b)

a domiciliary support service;

relevant service provider” (“darparwr gwasanaeth perthnasol”) means a person registered by the Welsh Ministers as a provider of a relevant regulated service.