# The Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 W.S.I. 2026/122 · made 14 October 2026 This Order is made under sections 19(4) and (5) and 74(2)(c) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (“the Measure”). Made under: Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Section 19, Section 74) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/child-minding-and-day-care-exceptions-revocation-and-transitional-provision-wales-amendment-order-2026/pdf/wsi_20260122_mi.pdf ## Introductory text SOCIAL CARE, WALES CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES Made 14 October 2026 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 19(4) and (5) and 74(2)(c) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (“the Measure”). In accordance with the Senedd approval procedure applied by section 74(5) of the Measure, a draft of this Welsh statutory instrument was laid before, and approved by resolution of, Senedd Cymru . ## 1 Title and coming into force (1) The title of this Order is the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026. (2) This Order comes into force on 1 April 2027, immediately after the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026 comes into force. ## 2 Interpretation In this Order, “the Order” means the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026. ## 3 Amendments to the Order The Order is amended in accordance with article 4. ## 4 Insertion of Part 5 and the Schedule (1) After Part 4 insert— “Part 5 Consequential Amendments Consequential amendments 23 The Schedule contains amendments consequential upon the coming into force of this Order.” (2) At the end of the Order insert the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order. ## Signature Sioned Williams Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality, one of the Welsh Ministers 14 October 2026 ## Schedule to be inserted into the Order “Schedule Amendments consequential on the coming into force of this Order Article 23 The Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 1 In regulation 19(7)(g) of the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996, in relation to Wales, for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Criminal Defence Service (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2009 2 In regulation 2(1) of the Criminal Defence Service (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2009, in the definition of “child care costs”, in paragraph (e), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012 3 In Schedule 1 to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012, in paragraph 25(8)(d), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012 4 In the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012, in paragraph 58(8)(d), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 5 In regulation 2 of the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013, in the definition of “child care costs”, in paragraph (e), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013 6 In regulation 11(5) of the Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013, in the definition of “child care costs”, in paragraph (e), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013 7 (1) The Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. (2) In Schedule 1, in paragraph 19(8)(d), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. (3) In Schedule 6, in paragraph 21(8)(d), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013 8 In the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013, in paragraph 55(8)(d), for “11, 12 or 14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “14 or 16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”. The Independent Schools (Provision of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2024 9 In the Schedule to the Independent Schools (Provision of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2024, in paragraph 10, for “14 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010” substitute “16 of the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026”.” ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order is made under sections 19(4) and (5) and 74(2)(c) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (“the Measure”). The Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Revocation and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2026 (“the 2026 Order”) revokes and replaces the Child Minding and Day Care Exceptions (Wales) Order 2010 (“the 2010 Order”). The 2026 Order comes into force on 1 April 2027 and sets out exceptions to what constitutes “child minding” and “day care for children” for the purposes of Part 2 of the Measure. This Order amends the 2026 Order by inserting a new article 23 and a Schedule of consequential amendments that update references to the 2010 Order in relevant secondary legislation. The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/122 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-minding-and-day-care-exceptions-revocation-and-transitional-provision-wales-amendment-order-2026 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.