UK Statutory Instrument SI 2018/893 United Kingdom

The Social Workers Regulations 2018

Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

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s.004 Appointment and functions of advisers to the regulator Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must establish panels of advisers and make rules for their operationStatutory regulator
47 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Procedure for making rules
s.005 Rules relating to advisers
s.006 Information and advice
s.007 Duty to co-operate
s.007 Disclosure of information relating to functions
s.008 Appointment of the registrar and keeping of the register
s.009 Content of the register
s.010 Procedure for registration
s.011 Determination of eligibility for registration
s.012 Annotation of entries in the register
s.012 Temporary registration in emergencies involving loss of human life or human illness etc
s.013 Renewal of registration
s.014 Removal from the register
s.015 Restoration to the register
s.016 Duty to provide information to the regulator
s.017 Fees for registration
s.018 Visiting social work professionals from relevant European States
s.019 Registration appeals
s.020 Education and training approval scheme
s.021 Inspections
s.022 Conditional approval
s.023 Refusal, and withdrawal, of approval
s.024 Fees in relation to approval
s.025 Fitness to practise proceedings
s.026 Automatic removal from the register
s.027 Appeals against automatic removal from the register
s.028 Carrying out social work in England and use of title
s.029 Holding out of a person as qualified to carry out social work in England
s.030 Offences in connection with registration
s.031 Offences in connection with restrictions on practice and protected titles
s.032 Offences in connection with the provision of information
s.033 Offences under this Part
s.034 Referral of cases by the Authority to the High Court
s.035 Power of the Secretary of State to investigate
s.036 The procedure for giving remedial directions
s.037 Failure to comply with a remedial direction
s.038 Payment by the regulator of expenses incurred
s.039 Amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983
s.040 Amendment to the Equality Act 2010
s.041 Amendments to the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
s.042 Amendment to the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007
s.043 Amendments to the Mental Health (Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Approval) (England) Regulations 2008
s.044 Amendments to the Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008
s.045 Amendments to the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015
s.046 Amendment to the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Triage Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must triage fitness to practise concerns about social workersStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Review of final orders Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must review final orders and give fair processStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Interim orders Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Regulator must notify social worker and give them a hearing chance before interim orderStatutory regulator
31 other schedules
s.sch001 A person has a recognised qualification if they—
s.sch001 In considering whether an exempt person to whom paragraph (1)(c)...
s.sch001 The regulator must make rules setting out procedures to—
s.sch002 Commencement of hearing procedure
s.sch002 Interim orders
s.sch002 Determination by adjudicators
s.sch002 Final orders
s.sch002 Review of interim orders
s.sch002 (1) A social worker may appeal to the High Court...
s.sch002 Determination by the regulator that there are no reasonable grounds
s.sch002 Commencement of investigation
s.sch002 Notifying the social worker and the complainant
s.sch002 Obtaining further information and referral to case examiners
s.sch002 Determination by case examiners
s.sch002 (1) Where the case examiners determine that there is a...
s.sch002 Disposal without hearing
s.sch002 Review of decisions
s.sch003 Murder.
s.sch003 An offence under section 20 of the Theft Act (Northern...
s.sch003 An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act...
s.sch003 An offence under article 7 of the Sexual Offences (Northern...
s.sch003 An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland)...
s.sch003 An offence under the following provisions of the Human Trafficking...
s.sch003 An offence under any of the following provisions of the...
s.sch003 An offence under any of sections 9 to 12 of...
s.sch003 An offence under any of the following provisions of the...
s.sch003 An offence under any of the following provisions of the...
s.sch003 An offence under either of the following provisions of the...
s.sch003 An offence under either of the following provisions of the...
s.sch003 Extortion (in Scotland).
s.sch003 An offence under section 21 of the Theft Act 1968...

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