(1)The Welsh Ministers must issue, and from time to time revise, a code to help achieve the outcomes specified in the statement under section 8.
(2)The code may—
(a)give guidance to any person providing care and support (or, in the case of carers, support) of the kind described in section 8(3), and
(b)impose requirements on local authorities in relation to provision of that kind.
(3)The following are examples of the matters which may be set out in the code—
(a)standards (“quality standards”) to be achieved in the provision of care and support (or, in the case of carers, support);
(b)measures (“performance measures”) by reference to which performance in achieving those quality standards can be assessed;
(c)targets (“performance targets”) to be met in relation to those performance measures;
(d)steps to be taken in relation to those standards, measures and targets.
(4)The code may specify—
(a)different quality standards for—
(i)different categories of care and support (or, in the case of carers, support);
(ii)different categories of people who need care and support (or, in the case of carers, support);
(b)different performance measures or performance targets for—
(i)different categories of care and support (or, in the case of carers, support);
(ii)different categories of persons who provide care and support (or, in the case of carers, support);
(c)different quality standards, performance measures or performance targets to apply at different times.
(5)The Welsh Ministers must—
(a)publish on their website the code which is for the time being in force, and
(b)make available to the public (whether on their website or otherwise) codes which are no longer in force.