The Safeguarding Boards (General) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made: 17 April 2018

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 20 April 2018

Coming into force: 25 May 2018

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the power conferred by section 134(3) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014[^f00001], and after consulting the Safeguarding Board partners for the area in accordance with that section of that Act, make the following Regulations:

Title, commencement, and application

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• (1) The title of these Regulations is the Safeguarding Boards (General) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and they come into force on 25 May 2018.

• (2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Safeguarding Boards (General) (Wales) Regulations 2015

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In the second and third columns of Schedule 2 (Lead Partners) to the Safeguarding Boards (General) (Wales) Regulations 2015[^f00002] for “Conwy County Borough Council” substitute “Denbighshire County Council”.

Signed

Huw Irranca-Davies — Minister for Children and Social Care, under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 17 April 2018

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations relate to the Safeguarding Children Boards established under section 134(4) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and Safeguarding Adults Boards established under section 134(5) of that Act.

Regulation 2 amends the lead partner for the North Wales Safeguarding Board Area.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. 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 these Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2014 anaw 4.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2015/1357 (W. 131).