Social Care Charges (Wales) Measure 2010

What is the purpose of the Measure?

To provide a fairer and more consistent approach to charging for non-residential social services across Wales.

The Measure provides for the introduction of a new regime for charging which will ensure that local authorities across Wales adopt a more consistent approach to charging service users for non-residential social care services. It allows Welsh Ministers to set out, in subordinate legislation and in guidance, the detail of a fairer and more consistent charging framework for local authorities to adopt.

What are the benefits of the proposed Measure?

The Measure will regulate the setting of charges and remove the wide disparities that currently exist in the way in which local authorities charge service users for specified services.

How can I find out more information?

To view the approved Measure and supporting documentation, visit the Office of Public Sector Information website (external link)

For more information on the passage and scrutiny of the Measure in the National Assembly for Wales, visit the National Assembly for Wales website (external link)

This Measure was introduced following the passage of a related Legislative Competence Order (LCO), for further information visit the National Assembly for Wales website (external link)