{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-services-and-well-being-wales-act-2014/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-services-and-well-being-wales-act-2014/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2014/4",
  "legislation_title": "Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-services-and-well-being-wales-act-2014",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Meaning of “well-being”",
  "text": "(1) This section applies for the purpose of this Act.\n(2) “Well-being”, in relation to a person, means well-being in relation to any of the following—\n(a) physical and mental health and emotional well-being;\n(b) protection from abuse and neglect;\n(c) education, training and recreation;\n(d) domestic, family and personal relationships;\n(e) contribution made to society;\n(f) securing rights and entitlements;\n(g) social and economic well-being;\n(h) suitability of living accommodation.\n(3) In relation to a child, “well-being” also includes—\n(a) physical, intellectual, emotional, social and behavioural development;\n(b) “welfare” as that word is interpreted for the purposes of the Children Act 1989.\n(4) In relation to an adult, “well-being” also includes—\n(a) control over day to day life;\n(b) participation in work.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/4/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:25.857129+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."
}