PART 3 E+WSOCIAL CARE WALES

Engagement with the public etc.E+W

[F171AProvision of information – specified state professionalsE+W

(1)SCW must provide, upon request, information to a specified state professional about the following matters—

(a)the professional qualifications required to practise as a social care worker in Wales,

(b)details of any registration requirements that apply in relation to an application for registration as a social care worker in Wales,

(c)the relevant laws to be applied including those regarding disciplinary action, financial responsibility or financial liability,

(d)the principles of discipline and enforcement of professional standards, including disciplinary jurisdiction and consequential effects on practise as a social care worker in Wales,

(e)the processes and procedures for the ongoing verification of fitness to practise, and

(f)the criteria for, and procedures relating to, removal from the register (see Part 4).

(2)SCW must deal promptly with an enquiry from a specified state professional about the matters referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b).]