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.