Part 2, Section 39 · Children and Social Work Act 2017

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39Registration#

(1)The regulator must keep a register of social workers in England.

(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations require the regulator to keep a register of people who are undertaking education or training in England to become social workers.

(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)authorise the regulator to appoint a member of staff as a registrar;

(b)make provision about the functions of the registrar;

(c)make other provision in connection with the keeping of a register.

(4)For example, the regulations may make provision about—

(a)eligibility for registration or continued registration;

(b)the combination of the registers mentioned in subsections (1) and (2);

(c)categories of registration;

(d)the procedure for dealing with registration applications;

(e)expiry and renewal of entries;

(f)the content of the register;

(g)duties to provide information to the regulator;

(h)suspension or removal from the register;

(i)restoration of entries;

(j)appeals against decisions in connection with registration;

(k)publication of, or access to, the register or information contained in it;

(l)the procedure for considering, investigating or determining any matter in connection with the register or registration (including standards of proof);

(m)evidence in legal proceedings of matters contained in the register (including provision for a certificate to be conclusive proof).

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approved mental health professional
has the meaning given by section 114 of the Mental Health Act 1983;
care leavers
means— (a) eligible children within the meaning given by paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989;
employee
has the same meaning as in that Part.
English local authority
means— (a) a county council in England;
financial year
means—
former relevant child
has the meaning given by section 23C(1) of the Children Act 1989;
improvement standard
means a professional standard the attainment of which demonstrates particular expertise or specialisation.
independent person
means an independent person mentioned in section 16G(3).”
local authority in England
means— (a) a county council in England;
maintained school
has the meaning given by section 39(1) of the Education Act 2002;
Minister of the Crown
has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;
professional standards
includes standards relating to— (a) proficiency;
register
means a register mentioned in section 39(1) or (2) (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);
register of students
means a register mentioned in section 39(2) (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);
registered pupil
has the meaning given by section 434(5) of the Education Act 1996.”
registered student
means a person registered as someone who is undertaking education or training in England to become a social worker;
relevant child
means— (a) a child who was looked after by the local authority or another local authority in England or Wales but ceased to be so looked after as a result of— (i) a child arrangements order which includes arrangements relating to with whom the child is to live, or when the child is to live with any person, (ii) a special guardianship order, or (iii) an adoption order within the meaning given by section 72(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 or section 46(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, or (b) a child who appears to the local authority— (i) to have been in state care in a place outside England and Wales because he or she would not otherwise have been cared for adequately, a
relevant order
means— (a) a child arrangements order (within the meaning given by section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989) which includes arrangements relating to— (i) with whom a child is to live, or (ii) when a child is to live with any person, (b) a special guardianship order (within the meaning given by section 14A(1) of the Children Act 1989), or (c) an adoption order (within the meaning given by section 72(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 or section 46(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002). 5 For the purposes of this section a person is “looked after by a local authority” if the person is looked after by a local authority for the purposes of the Children Act 1989 or Part 6 of the Social
reviewer
means any one or more persons appointed to review a case under the supervision of the Panel;
safeguarding partners
means persons who, under section 16E, are safeguarding partners in relation to one or more local authority areas in England (see subsection (3) of that section);
serious child safeguarding cases
has the meaning given by section 16B(9);
serious harm
includes serious or long-term impairment of mental health or intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development.”
social work in England
means social work which is required in connection with any health, education, or social services provided in England;
social work training
means education or training that is suitable for people who are or wish to become social workers in England.
social worker in England
means a person who engages in social work in England (but see subsection (2)).
the regulator
has the meaning given by section 36;
the relevant court
means the High Court of Justice in England and Wales.”
unregulated social care worker in England
has the meaning given in section 25E.”