{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-services-wales-regulations-2019/regulation-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-services-wales-regulations-2019/regulation-20.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2019/291",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authority Adoption Services (Wales) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-services-wales-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 5",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“abuse” (“camdriniaeth”) means physical, sexual, psychological, emotional or financial abuse and, in relation to a child, any other harm.\nFor the purposes of this definition—\n(a) “financial abuse” (“camdriniaeth ariannol”) includes—\n(i) having money or other property stolen;\n(ii) being defrauded;\n(iii) being put under pressure in relation to money or other property;\n(iv) having money or other property misused;\n(b) “harm” (“niwed”) has the same meaning as in section 197(1) of the 2014 Act;\n“improper treatment” (“triniaeth amhriodol”) includes discrimination or unlawful restraint, including inappropriate deprivation of liberty under the terms of the Mental Capacity Act 2005;\n“neglect” (“esgeulustod”) has the same meaning as in section 197(1) of the 2014 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "“The 2014 Act” is defined in section 2(5) of the Act as the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2005 c. 9."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/291/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:20:23.388066+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}