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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-care-wales-specification-of-social-care-workers-registration-regulations-2016/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2016/1235",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Care Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) Regulations 2016",
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  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nSection 80(1)(a) and (b) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) require Social Care Wales to keep a register of social workers and social care workers of any other description specified by the Welsh Ministers in regulations. These Regulations specify the descriptions of social care workers for whom a register must be kept.\nThe Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "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."
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