
Welsh providers must publish annual returns on their site
Annual returns have had to sit on your own website since 1 April 2026, and CIW now has stronger investigative powers to check what you publish.
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Annual returns have had to sit on your own website since 1 April 2026, and CIW now has stronger investigative powers to check what you publish.
Section 5 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures has been revised, so your policy on allegations against staff and people in positions of trust needs rewriting.
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