39Registration
(1)The regulator must keep a register of social workers in England.
(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations require the regulator to keep a register of people who are undertaking education or training in England to become social workers.
(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a)authorise the regulator to appoint a member of staff as a registrar;
(b)make provision about the functions of the registrar;
(c)make other provision in connection with the keeping of a register.
(4)For example, the regulations may make provision about—
(a)eligibility for registration or continued registration;
(b)the combination of the registers mentioned in subsections (1) and (2);
(c)categories of registration;
(d)the procedure for dealing with registration applications;
(e)expiry and renewal of entries;
(f)the content of the register;
(g)duties to provide information to the regulator;
(h)suspension or removal from the register;
(i)restoration of entries;
(j)appeals against decisions in connection with registration;
(k)publication of, or access to, the register or information contained in it;
(l)the procedure for considering, investigating or determining any matter in connection with the register or registration (including standards of proof);
(m)evidence in legal proceedings of matters contained in the register (including provision for a certificate to be conclusive proof).