PART 4

SOCIAL CARE WORKERS

Registration in the social worker part or an added part of the register

Registration
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1
The registrar must grant an application made under section 82 if satisfied that—
a
the application is made in the form and manner specified in rules made by SCW,
b
the applicant has paid the fee (if any) specified in rules made by SCW under section 74, and
c
the applicant meets the registration requirements.
2
The registration requirements are that—
a
the person is appropriately qualified (see section 84),
b
the person’s fitness to practise is not impaired on one or more of the grounds in section 117(1), and
c
the person intends to practise the work of persons registered in the part of the register to which the application relates.
3
For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) SCW may by rules specify—
a
activities that are to be regarded as practising the work of persons registered in a part of the register;
b
the criteria to be applied by the registrar for determining whether a person intends to practise.