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SOCIAL WORKERS

The Care Standards Act 2000

20.—(1) The Care Standards Act 2000(1) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In section 64 (qualifications gained outside a Council’s area), in subsection (5)—

(a)for the definition of “EEA State”, substitute—

“EEA State” means a member State, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland or Switzerland;;

(b)omit the definition of “EEA Agreement”; and

(c)in the definition of “national”, after “Treaties”, insert “but does not include a person who by virtue of Article 2 of Protocol No.3 (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) to the Treaty of Accession is not to benefit from Community provisions relating to the free movement of persons and services”.

(1)

2000 c. 14. There are no relevant amendments.