Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 104(2) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2017 No.
The Registration of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in Care Services (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 78(2) and 104(1) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 20101, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 104(2)2 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in Care Services (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 and come into force on 2nd October 2017.
Amendment of the Registration of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in Care Services (Scotland) Regulations 20132
1
The Registration of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in Care Services (Scotland) Regulations 20133 are amended as follows.
2
After regulation 5(7A) (requirements on social service workers) insert—
7B
In the case of a social service worker of a description specified in column 1 of Table C in the Schedule who works in such a role on the date specified in column 2 of Table C in the Schedule—
a
paragraph (1) does not apply until the date specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of Table C in the Schedule;
b
that worker must be registered by the date specified in column 3 of Table C in the Schedule; and
c
paragraphs (2), (3), (5) and (6) do not apply.
3
In the Schedule after Table B insert—
Table CDates of mandatory registration for certain social service workers
Description of social service worker
(column 1)4
Date on which the worker works in that role
(column 2)
Date of mandatory registration
(column 3)
Support worker in a care at home service
2nd October 2017
30th September 2020
Support worker in a housing support service
2nd October 2017
30th September 2020
(This note is not part of the Regulations)