12.—(1) Where—
(a)a person had, immediately before exit day, the benefit of regulation 12 of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 in respect of the provision by that person of services as a social worker (and regulation 18(2) of the 2018 Regulations accordingly applied to the person), and
(b)the person continues to have that benefit on or after exit day,
any provision made by or under the 2018 Regulations continues to apply in relation to the provision of those services by that person without the amendments that Part 1 of this Schedule makes to the provisions relating to visiting social work professionals from relevant European states.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) ceases to apply in relation to a visiting social work professional—
(a)if the professional is registered as required by regulation 18(2) of the 2018 Regulations, when his or her name is removed under regulation 18(5) of those Regulations;
(b)otherwise, when the professional’s entitlement ceases by reason of the operation of regulation 18(5) of those Regulations.
(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to “the provisions relating to visiting social work professionals from relevant European states” is to the following provisions of the 2018 Regulations—
(a)regulation 2(1), (2) and (3);
(b)regulation 9(1)(c);
(c)regulation 10(5);
(d)regulation 18;
(e)regulation 19(1)(i).