PART 6SOCIAL CARE WORKERS: FITNESS TO PRACTISE

CHAPTER 2PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES

Review

I1133Referral by SCW for review proceedings

1

This section applies where, in relation to a registered person, any of the following have effect—

a

undertakings agreed between the person and SCW under section 126(3)(d);

b

undertakings agreed between the person and a fitness to practise panel under section 136(1), 152(5) or (6), 153(4), 154(4) or 155(7);

c

a conditional registration order made (or confirmed or varied) under section 138(7), 152(8)(c), 153(6) or (7), 154(8)(c) or 155(10)(c);

d

a suspension order made (or confirmed or varied) under section 138(8), 152(8)(d), 153(9)(c) or 154(6) or (7).

2

If SCW thinks at any time that it is desirable that a fitness to practise panel should review the registered person's fitness to practise, SCW may refer the case to the panel to carry out a review (see Chapter 5).

3

But SCW must refer a case to a fitness to practise panel to carry out a review of a registered person's fitness to practise if SCW has reason to believe that—

a

where the person has agreed an undertaking of the kind mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), that the person has breached the undertaking, or

b

where the person is subject to a conditional registration order of the kind mentioned in subsection (1)(c), that the person has breached any condition of the order.