PART 5

SOCIAL CARE WORKERS: STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, EDUCATION ETC.

Inspections in connection with certain courses
115
1
SCW may by rules make provision for the inspection of places at which or institutions by which or under whose direction—
a
any relevant course (or part of such a course) is, or is proposed to be, given, or
b
any examination is, or is proposed to be, held in connection with any relevant course.
2
The rules may make provision—
a
for the appointment of persons to carry out inspections (“inspectors”);
b
for reports to be made by inspectors on—
i
the nature and quality of the instruction given, or to be given, and the facilities provided, or to be provided, at the place or by the institution visited;
ii
such other matters as may be specified in the rules;
c
for the payment by SCW of fees, allowances and expenses to persons appointed as inspectors;
d
for such persons to be treated, for the purposes of Schedule 2, as members of the SCW’s staff.
3
In subsection (1) “relevant course”, in relation to SCW, means—
a
any course for which approval by SCW has been given, or is being sought, under section 114, or
b
any training which a person admitted to a part of the register may, by virtue of rules made under section 113(1), be required to undergo after registration.