Triage
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must triage fitness to practise concerns about social workers Statutory regulator
UK Statutory Instrument
2018
United Kingdom
The Social Workers Regulations 2018
At a glance
What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Review of final orders
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must review final orders and give fair process Statutory regulator
Interim orders
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must notify social worker and give them a hearing chance before interim order Statutory regulator
Browse 31 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
A person has a recognised qualification if they—
In considering whether an exempt person to whom paragraph (1)(c)...
The regulator must make rules setting out procedures to—
Commencement of hearing procedure
Interim orders
Determination by adjudicators
Final orders
Review of interim orders
(1) A social worker may appeal to the High Court...
Determination by the regulator that there are no reasonable grounds
Commencement of investigation
Notifying the social worker and the complainant
Obtaining further information and referral to case examiners
Determination by case examiners
(1) Where the case examiners determine that there is a...
Disposal without hearing
Review of decisions
Murder.
An offence under section 20 of the Theft Act (Northern...
An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act...
An offence under article 7 of the Sexual Offences (Northern...
An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland)...
An offence under the following provisions of the Human Trafficking...
An offence under any of the following provisions of the...
An offence under any of sections 9 to 12 of...
An offence under any of the following provisions of the...
An offence under any of the following provisions of the...
An offence under either of the following provisions of the...
An offence under either of the following provisions of the...
Extortion (in Scotland).
An offence under section 21 of the Theft Act 1968...
Appointment and functions of advisers to the regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must establish panels of advisers and make rules for their operation Statutory regulator
Browse 47 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Procedure for making rules
Rules relating to advisers
Information and advice
Duty to co-operate
Disclosure of information relating to functions
Appointment of the registrar and keeping of the register
Content of the register
Procedure for registration
Determination of eligibility for registration
Annotation of entries in the register
Temporary registration in emergencies involving loss of human life or human illness etc
Renewal of registration
Removal from the register
Restoration to the register
Duty to provide information to the regulator
Fees for registration
Visiting social work professionals from relevant European States
Registration appeals
Education and training approval scheme
Inspections
Conditional approval
Refusal, and withdrawal, of approval
Fees in relation to approval
Fitness to practise proceedings
Automatic removal from the register
Appeals against automatic removal from the register
Carrying out social work in England and use of title
Holding out of a person as qualified to carry out social work in England
Offences in connection with registration
Offences in connection with restrictions on practice and protected titles
Offences in connection with the provision of information
Offences under this Part
Referral of cases by the Authority to the High Court
Power of the Secretary of State to investigate
The procedure for giving remedial directions
Failure to comply with a remedial direction
Payment by the regulator of expenses incurred
Amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983
Amendment to the Equality Act 2010
Amendments to the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
Amendment to the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007
Amendments to the Mental Health (Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Approval) (England) Regulations 2008
Amendments to the Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008
Amendments to the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015
Amendment to the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017
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