The Providers of Social Work Services (England) Regulations 2013

Application for variation or removal of a condition

20.—(1) In this regulation, “proposed effective date” means the date requested by the registered provider or manager as the date on which the variation or removal applied for is to take effect.

(2) An application must be—

(a) made in writing on a form approved by HMCI;

(b) sent or delivered to HMCI not less than six weeks before the proposed effective date or such shorter period (if any) before that date as may be agreed with HMCI; and

(c) accompanied by the information specified in paragraph (3).

(3) The following information is specified—

(a) the proposed effective date;

(b) the registered provider’s or manager’s reasons for making the application;

(c) details of changes that the registered provider or manager proposes to make in relation to the social work service as a consequence of the variation or removal applied for, including details of—

(i) proposed structural changes to the premises that are for the purposes of the service,

(ii) additional employees, facilities or equipment, or changes in management that are required to ensure that the proposed changes are carried into effect, and

(iii) any changes to the information listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3.

(4) The registered provider or manager must provide HMCI with any other documents or information that HMCI may reasonably require in relation to the application.