PART ISOCIAL CARE WORKERS
Miscellaneous and supplemental
15Appeals to the Social Care Tribunal
1
Registered Homes Tribunals shall be known instead as Social Care Tribunals.
2
An appeal against a decision of the Council under this Part in respect of registration shall lie to a Social Care Tribunal.
3
On an appeal against a decision, a Social Care Tribunal may confirm the decision or direct that it shall not have effect.
4
A Social Care Tribunal shall also have power on an appeal against a decision—
a
to vary any condition for the time being in force in respect of the person to whom the appeal relates;
b
to direct that any such condition shall cease to have effect; or
c
to direct that any such condition as it thinks fit shall have effect in respect of that person.
5
The Council shall comply with any direction given by a Social Care Tribunal under this section.
6
In the Registered Homes Order—
a
for “Registered Homes Tribunal” (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted “Social Care Tribunal”;
b
for “Registered Homes Tribunals” (wherever occurring) there shall be substituted “Social Care Tribunals”;
c
in Article 30(1) after “1995” there shall be inserted “or under Part I of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001”;
d
Article 34 applies in relation to appeals under this section with the substitution for references to the Board of references to the Council.
7
In the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 2) in Articles 78(3), 87(1), 94(3) and 103(1) for “Registered Homes Tribunal” there shall be substituted “Social Care Tribunal”.