# CIW Registration

> Care Inspectorate Wales registration under the 2016 Act: which services are regulated, the documents CIW wants before you apply, and the 14 week timescale.

## Key facts

- Care Inspectorate Wales says an initial application to register a regulated service can in general take up to 14 weeks, and longer if more information is required or requested information is not returned on time.
- Applicants must not start to provide a service in Wales before registration is granted by CIW issuing a Notice of Decision, and section 5 of the 2016 Act makes it an offence to provide a regulated service without being registered.
- Care Inspectorate Wales publishes no registration fee scale: section 40 of the 2016 Act gives Welsh Ministers a power to require fees by regulations, but no fee appears on CIW's registration pages or in its Guide to Registration.

## Key pages

- [Care Inspectorate Wales registration: how to register](https://ciwregistration.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Which services must register with Care Inspectorate Wales?](https://ciwregistration.co.uk/ciw-regulated-services/): The eight regulated services under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, what CIW inspects but does not register, and how Wales differs.
- [CIW registration timescales: how long an application takes](https://ciwregistration.co.uk/ciw-registration-timescales/): Care Inspectorate Wales publishes 14 weeks for an initial application and 6 weeks for responsible individual and variation applications. What makes it longer.
- [The responsible individual: the role at the centre of CIW registration](https://ciwregistration.co.uk/ciw-responsible-individual/): Section 6 of the 2016 Act requires a designated responsible individual for each place a service is provided. What CIW asks for and why the role gates the application.
- [What CIW registration actually demands before you apply](https://ciwregistration.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-14.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://ciwregistration.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- What CIW registration actually demands before you apply. Methodology: Compiled from the documents Care Inspectorate Wales lists under Before you apply on its Register a service page, from its published processing timescales on Register to provide a service, and from its Guide to Registration, all checked on 14 August 2026. No fee is stated here because CIW publishes none: section 40 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 gives Welsh Ministers a power to require registration fees by regulations, but neither CIW's registration pages nor its Guide to Registration state a fee. Confirm with CIW before budgeting.
- Last updated: 2026-08-14. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: Care Inspectorate Wales, register a service, including what you need before you apply: https://www.careinspectorate.wales/register-service
- Source: Care Inspectorate Wales, register to provide a service, including processing timescales: https://www.careinspectorate.wales/register-provide-service
- Source: Care Inspectorate Wales, Guide to registration under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016: https://www.careinspectorate.wales/guide-registration-regulation-and-inspection-social-care-wales-act-2016
- Source: legislation.gov.uk, Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, Schedule 1 (regulated services: definitions): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/schedule/1
- Source: legislation.gov.uk, 2016 Act section 5 (offence of providing a regulated service without registration): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/5
- Source: legislation.gov.uk, 2016 Act section 6 (applications for registration): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/6
- Source: legislation.gov.uk, 2016 Act section 40 (power to charge fees): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/2/section/40

## Citation

Cite as: "What CIW registration actually demands before you apply", CIW Registration, https://ciwregistration.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-14).

## About

- CIW Registration is an information site and free introduction service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by Care Inspectorate Wales, the Welsh Government or any other body named here, and nothing on it is legal or regulatory advice. We pass your details to at most three relevant registration consultants who contact you directly, and we may receive a fee from providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. Requirements and timescales are quoted from CIW's published pages on the updated date above and change without notice: confirm them at careinspectorate.wales before relying on them.
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