PART 6SOCIAL CARE WORKERS: FITNESS TO PRACTISE

CHAPTER 2PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES

Preliminary consideration of allegations etc.

121Direct referral to a fitness to practise panel

A person giving preliminary consideration to a matter must refer it directly to a fitness to practise panel—

(a)

if the matter relates to the conviction of a registered person for a relevant criminal offence (see section 120(5)), and

(b)

in such other circumstances as may be specified by SCW in rules.