The proposals, which form part of a co-operation agreement between the Labour administration and the Plaid Cymru group in the Welsh Senedd, would mean only residential and foster care services operating under a non-profit model would be eligible to register with Care Inspectorate Wales from 2027.
A consultation document published by the Welsh government states: “This could be achieved by including provision in primary legislation that permits only not-for-profit providers to register as a care home service for children or a fostering service under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016.
“This would mean that no ‘for profit’ providers of care home services for children or fostering services would be permitted to operate within Wales following full implementation of the proposal.”
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