Cafodd y Ddeddf Rheoleiddio ac Arolygu Gofal Cymdeithasol (Cymru) Gydsyniad Brenhinol ar18 Ionawr 2016. Mae'r Ddeddf yn darparu fframwaith statudol ar gyfer rheoleiddio ac arolygu gofal cymdeithasol a rheoleiddio'r gweithlu gofal cymdeithasol. Mae sawl diben i'r ddeddfwriaeth:sefydlu cyfundrefn reoleiddio sy'n gyson â'r newidiadau sy'n cael eu gwneud gan Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) 2014cyfrannu at wasanaethau cyhoeddus mwy effeithiol drwy sefydlu cyfundrefn reoleiddio sy'n galluogi ac yn grymuso dinasyddion a gweithwyr proffesiynol y gwasanaethau fel ei gilydddarparu ymateb cadarn ac ystyrlon i'r gwersi clir sydd wedi cael eu dysgu ar ôl i fethiannau yn y system ddod i'r amlwg – yn Adroddiad Flynn yn fwyaf diweddarail-enwi Cyngor Gofal Cymru yn Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cymru a rhoi pwerau newydd mewn perthynas â gwella gwasanaethau erbyn misEbrill 2017.
The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act which received Royal Assent on18 January 2016provides the statutory framework for the regulation and inspection of social care and the regulation of the social care workforce. This legislation has several purposes:to establish a regulatory regime which is consistent with the changes which are being delivered by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014to contribute to more effective public services by creating a regulatory regime which enables and empowers both citizens and service professionalsto provide a robust and meaningful response to the clear lessons which have been learnt from the exposure of failures in the system – most recently the Flynn Reviewto rename the Care Council for Wales as Social Care Wales and confer new powers in respect of service improvement byApril 2017.