Adoption Service Manager

Regulators
  • Social Care Wales
Nations
  • Wales
Sectors
  • Health and care

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Regulatory authority
Social Care Wales
Address

Registration Team, Southgate House
Wood Street
Cardiff
CF10 1EW

Email address
info@socialcare.wales
Phone number
+44 (0)3003 033 444

Regulation

Regulation summary

An adoption service is described in the service regulations as a service provided in Wales by:

an adoption society (within the meaning of the Adoption and Children Act 2002), which is a voluntary organisation (within the meaning of that Act)
or

an adoption support agency (within the meaning of the Act).
Adoption is where a child becomes a full and permanent member of their new family.

The adoption services manager will set the operational direction and organise the effective running of the service provision to meet the setting’s statement of purpose.

Regulation type

Licence

Reserved activities

Adoption Service Manager


Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

A full list of qualifications and routes to register can be found on our website (https://socialcare.wales/qualification-framework)

Professionals from other UK nations

Routes to recognition within the UK

Please apply to Social Care Wales and if your qualification has been assessed as equivalent elsewhere in the UK this will be considered as part of our process.

More about recognition within the UK
https://socialcare.wales/registration/how-to-apply

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
Summary of routes

For further information on the routes to recognition for professionals outside the UK please contact InternationallyQualified@socialcare.wales

More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
https://socialcare.wales/registration/how-to-apply

Registration

Registration requirements

Please see the below for information on how to register, and any post-recognition requirements.


Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

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