The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007 and comes into force on 1st October 2007.

Amendments to the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005

2.  The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005(1) is amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4.

Amendment of article 1

3.  In article 1(2) (interpretation)–

(a) after the definition of “manager of a day care of children service” insert–

““practitioner in a care home service for adults” means a person (not being a manager of, or supervisor in, a care home service for adults) who is employed in the provision of a care home service for adults and whose normal duties include caring for and supporting adults and responsibility for co ordinating the implementation of planned programmes of care;”; and

(b) at the end of the definition of “residential child care worker” omit “and” and, after that definition, insert–

““supervisor in a care home service for adults” means a person (not being a manager of a care home service for adults) who is employed in the provision of a care home service for adults and whose normal duties include supervising staff employed in such provision and monitoring the implementation of planned programmes of care;

“support worker in a care home service for adults” means a person (other than a manager of, or practitioner or supervisor in, a care home service for adults) who is employed in the provision of a care home service for adults and whose normal duties include caring for and supporting adults; and”.

Amendment of article 2

4.  In article 2 (description of a social service worker)–

(a) at the end of paragraph (h) omit “or”; and

(b) at the end of paragraph (i) insert–

“;

(j) a practitioner in a care home service for adults;

(k) a supervisor in a care home service for adults; or

(l) a support worker in a care home service for adults”.

ADAM H INGRAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th September 2007