Amendment of the Registration of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in Care Services (Scotland) Regulations 20132
1
The Registration of Social Workers and Social Service Workers in Care Services (Scotland) Regulations 20133 are amended as follows.
2
After regulation 5(7A) (requirements on social service workers) insert—
7B
In the case of a social service worker of a description specified in column 1 of Table C in the Schedule who works in such a role on the date specified in column 2 of Table C in the Schedule—
a
paragraph (1) does not apply until the date specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of Table C in the Schedule;
b
that worker must be registered by the date specified in column 3 of Table C in the Schedule; and
c
paragraphs (2), (3), (5) and (6) do not apply.
3
In the Schedule after Table B insert—
Table CDates of mandatory registration for certain social service workers
Description of social service worker
(column 1)4
Date on which the worker works in that role
(column 2)
Date of mandatory registration
(column 3)
Support worker in a care at home service
2nd October 2017
30th September 2020
Support worker in a housing support service
2nd October 2017
30th September 2020