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Part 2Regulation of health professions and health and social care workforce

Regulation of social care workforce

125Standard of proof in proceedings relating to registration of social care worker

(1)The standard of proof applicable to any proceedings to which this subsection applies is that applicable to civil proceedings.

(2)Subsection (1) applies to any proceedings before a committee of a Council, a Council itself or any officer of a Council which relate to a person’s suitability to be or remain registered as a social care worker of any description.

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)references to a Council are references to the General Social Care Council or the Care Council for Wales, and

(b)“social care worker” has the same meaning as in section 124.

(4)Regulations under section 124 may not—

(a)amend this section, or

(b)make any provision that is inconsistent with subsection (1).