Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

135Removal from register on consensual basis

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(1)Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)a registered person has applied under section 92 for the entry relating to that person to be removed from the register by agreement, and

(b)that application has been referred to a fitness to practise panel by virtue of rules made under section 92(3).

(2)The fitness to practise panel may make an order for the entry relating to the registered person to be removed from the register by agreement only if the person has agreed to a statement of facts relating to the matter in respect of which the referral mentioned in subsection (1) was made.

(3)If an order for removal by agreement is made, SCW—

(a)may publish the statement of agreed facts in such manner as it thinks appropriate, and

(b)may disclose the statement to any person if SCW thinks it is in the public interest to do so.