Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

[F157ANotification of dismissal etc. to CouncilS

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The employer of a social service worker shall—

(a)on dismissing the social service worker on grounds of misconduct; or

(b)on the social service worker resigning or abandoning the worker's position in circumstances where, but for the resignation or abandonment—

(i)the worker would have been dismissed on grounds of misconduct; or

(ii)dismissal on such grounds would have been considered by the employer,

forthwith notify the Council of the dismissal, resignation or abandonment; and the employer shall in doing so provide the Council with an account of the circumstances which led to the dismissal or which were present when the resignation or abandonment took place.]

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