The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Fees) (Social Work England) Regulations 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made under the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 as amended by Part 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (“the 2017 Act”), which made changes to the way in which social workers in England are regulated. In particular the 2017 Act established a body corporate, Social Work England (“SWE”), as the regulator of social workers in England in place of the Health and Care Professions Council.

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (“PSA”) carries out functions in relation to SWE. These Regulations require SWE to pay a periodic fee to the PSA in respect of the carrying out of those functions. They prescribe the functions in relation to which a periodic fee is payable, set out the way in which the amount of the fee is to be determined, and make provision in relation to payment and any interest.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.