Care Standards Act 2000

66 Visitors for certain social work courses. E+W

(1) [F1 The Welsh Council] may by rules make provision for the visiting of places at which or institutions by which or under whose direction—

(a) any relevant course (or part of such a course) is, or is proposed to be, given; or

(b) any examination is, or is proposed to be, held in connection with any relevant course.

(2) The rules may make provision—

(a) for the appointment of visitors;

(b) for reports to be made by visitors on—

(i) the nature and quality of the instruction given, or to be given, and the facilities provided or to be provided, at the place or by the institution visited; and

(ii) such other matters as may be specified in the rules;

(c) for the payment by the Council of fees, allowances and expenses to persons appointed as visitors;

(d) for such persons to be treated, for the purposes of Schedule 1, as members of the Council’s staff.

(3) In subsection (1) “relevant course”, in relation to [F2 the Council] , means—

(a) any course for which approval by the Council has been given, or is being sought, under section 63; or

(b) any training which a person admitted to the [F3 principal part] of the register maintained by the Council may be required to undergo after registration.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 66(1) substituted (1.8.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 15 para. 14(a); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)

F2 Words in s. 66(3) substituted (1.8.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 15 para. 14(b); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)

F3 Words in s. 66(3)(b) substituted (3.12.2007) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), reg. 240

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 66 applied (1.10.2007) by 1983 c. 20, s. 114A(2) (as inserted by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 19, 56; S.I. 2007/2798, art. 2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 66 partly in force; s. 66 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; s. 66 in force for E. for certain purposes at 7.5.2001 by S.I. 2001/1536, arts. 1(3), 2(2)(a)(iii); s. 66 in force for W. at 31.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/2538, art. 2(1)(3)(b); s. 66 in force for E. for certain purposes at 25.3.2002 by S.I. 2002/1245, arts. 1(3), 2(1)(b)(iii)