Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

123 Notice: onward referral

(1) This section applies where, on conclusion of a preliminary consideration under section 119, a matter is referred—

(a) to a fitness to practise panel under section 121, or

(b) for investigation under section 125.

(2) SCW must give notice to—

(a) the registered person to whom the matter relates;

(b) where the matter was the subject of an allegation mentioned in section 118(1)(a), the person who made the allegation;

(c) each person by whom, to the knowledge of SCW, the registered person is employed as a social care worker;

(d) each person who, to the knowledge of SCW, has an arrangement with the registered person for the registered person to provide services to a third party in his or her capacity as a social care worker;

(e) such other persons as may be prescribed.

(3) SCW must by rules make provision about giving notice under subsection (2).

(4) The rules may, in particular, make provision about—

(a) the content of a notice;

(b) the procedure for giving notice;

(c) the period within which notice must be given.