The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017

Amendment of the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005

2.—(1) The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 1(2) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “supervisor in a housing support service” for “care at home service” substitute “housing support service”;

(b) at the appropriate places in alphabetical order insert—

““support worker in a care at home service” means a person (not being a manager of, or supervisor in, a care at home service) who is employed in the direct provision of a support service which provides care and support in a person’s home;”;

““support worker in a housing support service” means a person (not being a manager of, or supervisor in, a housing support service) who is employed in the direct provision of a housing support service;”.

(3) In article 2 (description of social service worker)—

(a) in paragraph (r) omit “or”; and

(b) after paragraph (s) insert—

“(t) a support worker in a care at home service; or

(u) a support worker in a housing support service.”.

(4) In article 3(1)(c) (excluded persons) for “the Care Council for Wales” substitute “Social Care Wales”(2).

(1)

S.S.I. 2005/318 as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2005/611, S.S.I. 2006/453, S.S.I. 2007/407, S.S.I. 2009/350, S.S.I. 2010/442, S.S.I. 2013/141 and S.S.I. 2014/129 and by S.I. 2009/1182, S.I. 2010/231 and S.I. 2012/1479.

(2)

The Care Council for Wales is renamed and is to be known as Social Care Wales by virtue of section 67 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2).