Care Standards Act 2000
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43In section 67 (functions of the appropriate Minister)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “appropriate Minister” substitute “Secretary of State”,
(b)for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)The Secretary of State shall encourage persons to take part in—
(a)courses approved by the Health and Social Care Professions Council under article 15 or by virtue of article 19(4) of the Health and Social Care Work Professions Order 2001 for persons who are or wish to become social workers, and
(b)other courses relevant to the training of persons who are or wish to become social care workers.”;
(c)in subsection (3)—
(i)for “appropriate Minister” at the first place it appears substitute “Secretary of State”, and
(ii)for “appropriate Minister” at the second place it appears substitute “Secretary of State”;
(d)in subsection (4)—
(i)for “appropriate Minister” at the first place it appears substitute “Secretary of State”,
(ii)for “the Minister” substitute “he or she”, and
(iii)in paragraph (a), omit “and Wales,”;
(e)omit subsection (6);
(f)in subsection (7)—
(i)in paragraph (a), omit “or (6)(b)”,
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “appropriate Minister” substitute “Secretary of State”, and
(iii)in the words after paragraph (b), for “and, in respect of an authorisation given by the Assembly, references to a Minister included the Assembly; and in subsection (5)(b) and (6)(b)” substitute “and in subsection (5)(b)”;
(g)for the heading, substitute “Functions of the Secretary of State”.