Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016

Protection of title “social worker” etc.

111 Use of title “social worker” etc.

(1) It is an offence for a person in Wales who is not registered in a relevant register as a social worker to—

(a) take or use the title of social worker,

(b) take or use any title or description implying registration as a social worker, or

(c) pretend to be a social worker in any other way,

with intent to deceive another.

(2) It is an offence for a person in Wales who is not registered in a relevant register as a social care worker of such other description as may be prescribed to—

(a) take or use the title of that description of social care worker,

(b) take or use any title or description implying registration as such a social care worker, or

(c) pretend to be such a social care worker in any other way,

with intent to deceive another.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(4) For the purposes of this section a register is a “relevant register” if it is a register kept by⁠—

(a) SCW,

(b) the Health and Care Professions Council,

(c) the Scottish Social Services Council, or

(d) the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

(5) The Welsh Ministers may amend subsection (4) by regulations.