The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007

Amendment of section 65 U.K.

239.  In section 65 (post registration training), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) Subsections (1) and (2), so far as relating to a person (“P”) who is registered as a social worker only in the visiting European part of the register, have effect subject to, respectively, subsections (2B) and (2C).

(2B) Rules made under subsection (1)—

(a) may not impose requirements on P if P is required to undertake, in P's home State, further training in relation to the profession of social worker; and

(b) where they impose requirements on P—

(i) shall take account of the fact that P is a fully qualified social worker in P's home State, and

(ii) shall specify that training which P is required to undertake by the requirements may be undertaken outside the United Kingdom.

(2C) Where rules make provision such as is mentioned in subsection (2), the rules must secure that any sanction imposed in relation to P by or under that provision is appropriate and proportionate in view of P's continued lawful establishment as a social worker in P's home State.

(2D) In this section “home State”, in relation to P, means the relevant European State in which P is lawfully established as a social worker.”.