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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-procedures-approved-premises-and-vehicles-wales-regulations-2024/schedule-3/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2024/1229",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Procedures Approved Premises and Vehicles (Wales) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-procedures-approved-premises-and-vehicles-wales-regulations-2024",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Design, structure and physical environment",
  "text": "(1) A special procedure must only be performed at a workstation within the approved premises or vehicle.\n(2) The certificate holder must ensure that the design, size, structure and repair of the premises or vehicle enables effective cleaning and disinfection.\n(3) All internal surfaces, fixtures, fittings and facilities within the special procedures work area must be of such material and design, and be kept in good order and repair to enable effective cleaning and disinfection where contamination from blood or bodily fluids is likely.\n(4) Where a waiting area is provided, it must be physically segregated from the special procedures work area.\n(5) The approved premises or vehicle must have ready access to toilet facilities for use by licence holders, staff and clients.\n(6) Where toilet facilities are provided at the approved premises or vehicle, they must be ventilated and contain a wash hand basin with an adequate supply of running water (hot and cold or mixed), liquid soap and paper towels stored in an enclosed dispenser.\n(7) The workstation must have sufficient space to enable the safe and hygienic performance of the special procedure.\n(8) The special procedures work area must accommodate all workstations and facilities for the clean storage of equipment, instruments and products used for or in conjunction with special procedures to prevent the risk of contamination.\n(9) Suitable facilities must be provided for the hygienic storage of equipment, instruments and products used for or in conjunction with special procedures to avoid the risk of contamination.\n(10) Suitable arrangements must be provided for the secure storage, management and retrieval of clients’ records relating to the special procedures that are offered and performed.\n(11) The certificate holder must ensure that there is a suitably stocked, readily accessible first aid kit at the approved premises or vehicle which meets the first aid needs of the special procedures being performed there.\n(12) Lighting must be suitable and sufficient to ensure the safe operation of the premises or vehicle and to facilitate effective cleaning and disinfection. Where necessary, local lighting must be provided at each workstation to ensure the safe and hygienic performance of the special procedure.\n(13) Adequate ventilation must be provided to the special procedures work area within the approved premises or vehicle.\n(14) A suitable number of readily accessible wash hand basins must be provided in each special procedures work area. The wash hand basins must be in good working order and repair.\n(15) All wash hand basins in a special procedures work area must include an adequate supply of running water (hot and cold or mixed), liquid soap and paper towels stored in an enclosed dispenser in close proximity to the wash hand basin.\n(16) The certificate holder must ensure that all wash hand basins for the licence holders’ use are fully stocked with liquid soap and paper towels.\n(17) Wash hand basins must only be used for the purposes of washing hands and forearms.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1229/schedule/3/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:59:27.431532+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."
}