Key legislation (social care)
Key primary legislation
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Children Act 1989
- Care Standards Act 2000
- Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
- Children Act 2004
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006
- Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010
- Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
- Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
- Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
- Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020
- Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025