PART 6 E+W SOCIAL CARE WORKERS: FITNESS TO PRACTISE

CHAPTER 2 E+W PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES

Preliminary consideration of allegations etc. E+W

121 Direct referral to a fitness to practise panel E+W

A person giving preliminary consideration to a matter must refer it directly to a fitness to practise panel—

(a) if the matter relates to the conviction of a registered person for a relevant criminal offence (see section 120(5)), and

(b) in such other circumstances as may be specified by SCW in rules.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 121 in force at 3.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/309, art. 2(e) (with arts. 3, 4, Sch.)