Care Standards Act 2000

56 The register.E+W

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(1)[F1The Welsh Council] shall maintain a register of—

(a)social workers; F2. . .

(b)social care workers of any other description specified by the appropriate Minister by order[F3; F4...

(c)visiting social workers from relevant European States][F5; and]

[F6(d)visiting social care managers from relevant European States.]

[F7(2)There shall be a separate part of the register—

(a)for social workers;

(b)for each description of social care workers specified pursuant to subsection (1)(b); F8...

(c)for visiting social workers from relevant European States[F9; and]

[F10(d)for visiting social care managers from relevant European States.]

(2A)For the purposes of this Part—

(a)the part mentioned in subsection (2)(a) is the “principal part” of the register;

(b)a part mentioned in subsection (2)(b) is an “added part” of the register;

(c)the part mentioned in subsection (2)(c) is the “visiting European [F11social worker] part” of the register.]

[F12(d)the part mentioned in subsection (2)(d) is the “visiting European social care manager part” of the register.]

(3)The appropriate Minister may by order provide for a specified part of the register to be closed, as from a date specified by the order, so that on or after that date no further persons can become registered in that part.

(4)The appropriate Minister shall consult [F13the Welsh Council] before making, varying or revoking any order under this section.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 56 partly in force; s. 56 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; s. 56 in force for W. for certain purposes at 30.4.2002 by S.I. 2002/1175, arts. 1(3), 2(1); s. 56 (1)(a) in force for E. for certain purposes at 1.4.2003 by S.I. 2003/933, art. 2(2); s. 56 in force for W. so far as not already in force at 1.6.2003 by S.I. 2003/501, art. 2(4); s. 56 in force for E. for cetain purposes at 1.3.2004 by S.I. 2004/484, art. 2