PART 7SOCIAL WORKERS

CHAPTER 1AMENDMENT OF THE CARE STANDARDS ACT 2000

Amendment of section 68109

1

Section 68 (appeals to the Tribunal) M1 is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1A), insert—

1B

An appeal shall lie to the Tribunal against a decision of the Welsh Council under Part 3 of the General Systems Regulations in respect of an aptitude test, or period of adaptation, in connection with a person becoming permitted, by virtue of that Part of those Regulations, to have access to, and to pursue, the profession of social care manager in the United Kingdom.

1C

An appeal shall lie to the Tribunal against a decision of the Welsh Council under regulation 67 of the General Systems Regulations to send an alert about a person.

3

In subsection (2), after “effect” insert “ or, in the case of an appeal under subsection (1C), direct that the alert be withdrawn or amended ”.