Part 2Social workers etc in England
Regulation and improvement
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).