
Policy and legislation
We've worked with partners to develop The information and learning hub, a one-stop-shop for a range of resources about Wales’s social care legislation.
Useful links
Here's a list of links to some important legislative documents, codes of practice, guidance documents, and publications to help people put the Performance and improvement framework into practice.
- Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
- Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
- Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
- Performance and Improvement Framework for Social Services: using evidence to inform improvement
- Performance and Improvement Framework for Social Services: understanding experiences and outcomes
- Performance and Improvement Framework for Social Services: additional guidance 2024 to 2025
- The National Outcomes Framework: for people who need care and support and carers who need support.
You'll find further policy guidance and legislation relevant to social care in Wales and the Welsh language on our website: https://socialcare.wales/summaries-of-legislation-related-to-social-care.