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Adjudication Panel for Wales

The Panel's role is to form tribunals to consider whether members of local authorities in Wales have breached their authority's statutory code of conduct. Its web site includes procedural information, decisions (in the Register of Tribunals section) and annual reports.

Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales

CSSIW is the body responsible for regulating and inspecting establishments and agencies which provide social care services in Wales. Links to legislation are provided in the section "The Law". Other sections have inspectorate reports, annual reports, newsletters, information leaflets, and details of the complaint procedure.

Care Council for Wales

The Care Council for Wales, set up under the Care Standards Act 2000, is responsible for registering and regulating social workers and social care workers in Wales. Its online register is searchable. Other site content includes codes of practice, guidance on the complaint procedure, consultations, recent annual reports, newsletters and e-bulletins.

General Teaching Council for Wales

The General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) was set up under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 as the self-regulating professional body for the teaching profession in Wales. It maintains a register of qualified teachers in Wales which is searchable online. Site content also includes the Statement of Professional Values and Practice and other regulatory documents, information on GTCW's disciplinary procedures and rules, and brief details of recent disciplinary hearing outcomes.

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales

The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) is the independent inspectorate and regulator of all healthcare in Wales. Publications include healthcare standards and the text of all reviews and investigations which HIW undertakes. There are links to legislation in the "About Us" section. Under the Site Map tab there is an A-Z list and a "document map" in addition to a conventional site map.

Legislation.gov.uk: Wales

Welsh legislation on the UK's official legislation database includes: Acts of the National Assembly for Wales 2012 onwards, Measures of the National Assembly for Wales 2008 - 2011 and Wales Statutory Instruments 1999 onwards. Measures are reproduced as revised, with an option to select the original "as enacted" text under "What Version" on the left of the screen. Wales SIs are not revised. Explanatory Notes to Measures and Acts are included if published.

National Assembly for Wales

The National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly, now (since the coming into effect in May 2007 of the Government of Wales Act 2006) with power to make primary legislation (originally "Assembly Measures" and from 2011 "Acts") in certain areas. These areas include education, the environment, health and social care, housing, social welfare, transport and others. Site content includes records of proceedings; Standing Orders; a guide to the legislative process; details of Assembly Acts, Bills and subordinate legislation 2011 onwards (all with links to texts); and a link to the Government of Wales Act 2006.

NHS Wales: Mental Health Act 1983

This NHS Wales microsite provides information on the Mental Health Acts 1983 and 2007 in Wales, including guidance; booklets and leaflets; links to secondary legislation on the Legislation.gov.uk site; the Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice for Wales; information on the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales; forms; and training materials produced to support the implementation of the Mental Health Act 2007.

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales investigates complaints about public services in Wales, including local government, National Health Service organisations, the National Assembly for Wales, and many public bodies. The web site has information and guidance on the Ombudsman's role and the complaint procedure, annual reports, investigation reports, and an occasional Ombudsman's Casebook containing summaries of recent cases.

Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales

A separate devolved Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales (SENTW) came into being in September 2003. Its web site has contact details and information aimed primarily at parents in Wales whose children have special educational needs.

Valuation Tribunal for Wales

The Valuation Tribunal for Wales (VTW) deals with appeals about non-domestic rates and council tax. Its web site has information (much of it in the form of FAQs) and guidance on appeals in Wales, and provides access under "Listings and Decisions" to both English and Welsh appeal decisions, on rating 1993 onwards, and on council tax November 1995 onwards.

Welsh Government

The Welsh Government (known until May 2011 as the Welsh Assembly Government) is the devolved government for Wales. Areas of responsibility include the economy, health, education and local government. Much of the site content is arranged under broad topics, eg health and social care, transport, etc. Other sections provide news, publications, and details of current consultations. The Legislation section provides access to legislation both draft and in force, including Assembly Measures 2008-2011, general statutory instruments (via a link to the Legislation.gov.uk site), local Statutory Instruments, and non-Statutory Instruments (eg codes of practice and compulsory purchase orders).


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