The Social Workers (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022

Transitional provisions

5.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies in relation to a review of a final order which—

(a) is made under paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the 2018 Regulations; and

(b) has effect immediately before these Regulations come into force,

where that review takes place after these Regulations come into force.

(2) Paragraph 15(2)(d) of Schedule 2 to the 2018 Regulations (as substituted by paragraph 11(4)(c) of the Schedule to these Regulations) has effect in relation to such a review as if for the words “could have made on the date on which they made the order” there were substituted the words “are able to make”.

(3) In paragraphs (4) and (5), “relevant interim order” means an interim suspension order or an interim conditions of practice order made by an adjudicator under paragraph 8(2) or 11(1) of Schedule 2 to the 2018 Regulations on or after 18th November 2022 but before 16th December 2022.

(4) A relevant interim order must be recorded in the register referred to in section 39(1) of the Children and Social Work Act 2017(1) immediately on the coming into force of these Regulations.

(5) In so far as paragraph 14(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the 2018 Regulations (as amended by paragraph 10(2) of the Schedule to these Regulations) applies to a relevant interim order, the period of six months in that paragraph begins on the date on which the relevant interim order was made.

(6) For the purposes of regulation 34(g) of the 2018 Regulations (as amended by regulation 2(8)(b) of these Regulations), a decision under paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 2 to the 2018 Regulations is specified for the purposes of section 29(2A) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002(2) only where that decision was taken on or after the date on which these Regulations come into force.

(1)

That is, a register of social workers in England.

(2)

2002 c. 17. Section 29(2A) is inserted by section 70(2) of, and paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 4 to, the Children and Social Work Act 2017.