Amendment of the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005
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1
The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005 is amended as follows.
2
In article 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
a
after the definition of “manager of an adult day care service” insert—
- “manager of a care at home service” means a person who is employed and responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision and quality assurance of a support service which provides care and support in a person’s home;
; and
b
after the definition of “manager of a day care of children service” insert—
- “manager of a housing support service” means a person who is employed and responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision and quality assurance of a housing support service ;
.
3
In article 2 (description of social service worker)—
a
for paragraph (a), substitute—
a
an employee of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland who is an authorised person within the meaning of section 56 (inspections: authorised persons) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 .
;
b
at the end of paragraph (n) omit “or”; and
c
after paragraph (o) insert—
p
a manager of a care at home service; or
q
a manager of a housing support service.
.
S.S.I. 2005/318 as amended by S.S.I. 2005/611, 2006/453, 2007/407, 2009/350, S.I. 2009/1182 and S.S.I. 2010/231.
“support service” is defined in section 2(2) of the Act.
“housing support service” is defined in section 2(27) of the Act.
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland was established by section 44 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).
2010 asp 8.