PART 7U.K.SOCIAL WORKERS

CHAPTER 2U.K.AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2001

IntroductoryU.K.

111.  The Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001(1) is amended in accordance with this Chapter.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 111 in force at 18.11.2016, see reg. 1

Amendment of section 2U.K.

112.—(1) Section 2 (“social care worker”, etc.)(2) is amended as follows.

(2) For subsection (5), substitute—

(5) “The General Systems Regulations” means the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/2059)..

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 112 in force at 18.11.2016, see reg. 1

Amendment of section 5AU.K.

113.—(1) Section 5A (visiting social workers from relevant European States)(3) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2), for “8” substitute “12”.

(3) In subsection (5)—

(a)for “17” substitute “24”;

(b)for “8” substitute “12”.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 113 in force at 18.11.2016, see reg. 1

Amendment of section 15U.K.

114.—(1) Section 15 (appeals to the Care Tribunal)(4) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(b), after “decision” insert “or, in the case of an appeal from a decision falling within subsection (3)(c), direct that the alert be withdrawn or amended”.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a)in paragraph (a), omit the “and” at the end;

(b)in paragraph (b), at the end, insert “, and”;

(c)after paragraph (b), insert—

(c)a decision under regulation 67 of the General Systems Regulations to send an alert about a person..

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 114 in force at 18.11.2016, see reg. 1

(2)

Section 2 was amended by S.I. 2007/3101. There are other amendments but these are not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

Section 5A was inserted by S.I. 2007/3101. There are other amendments but these are not relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

Section 15 was substituted by section 5 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.23 (N.I.)).