C1SCHEDULE 2Fitness to practise proceedings
PART 2Investigation
Determination by case examiners6
1
The case examiners must—
a
consider the information and any written submissions referred to them by the investigators, and
b
determine whether there is a realistic prospect that adjudicators would determine, under Part 3, that the social worker's fitness to practise is impaired.
2
Where the case examiners determine that there is no realistic prospect that adjudicators would determine that the social worker's fitness to practise is impaired, the case examiners may—
a
give a warning to the social worker regarding their future conduct or performance,
b
give advice to the social worker on any matter related to the investigation,
c
take no further action.
3
Where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the case examiners must inform the following of their determination and the reasons for it—
a
the regulator,
b
the social worker, and
c
where the fitness to practise proceedings were instigated following a complaint against the social worker, the complainant.
Sch. 2 applied (with modifications) (2.12.2019) by The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1140), regs. 1, 16; S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(b)