The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012

Amendment of the Health Professions Council (Practice Committees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules Order of Council 2009

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

10.  In the Schedule to the Health Professions Council (Practice Committees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules Order of Council 2009(1) (the Health Professions Council (Practice Committees and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2009), in rule 2 (interpretation)—

(a)in paragraph (a) of the definition of “lay member”, omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), and for “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—

or

(iv)registered as a social worker, or as a visiting social worker from a relevant European state, in a register maintained under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000 or in any equivalent register provided for under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland; and, and

(b)in the definition of “the Order”, for “Health Professions Order 2001” substitute “Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001”.