PART 6SOCIAL CARE WORKERS: FITNESS TO PRACTISE
CHAPTER 2PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES
Preliminary consideration of allegations etc.
I1118Referral of allegations etc. of impaired fitness to practise
1
This section applies where—
a
an allegation is made to SCW that a registered person's fitness to practise is impaired, or
b
SCW otherwise has reason to believe that a registered person's fitness to practise may be impaired.
2
SCW—
a
must refer for preliminary consideration the matter which is the subject of the allegation or its reason to believe that the registered person's fitness to practise may be impaired, and
b
may refer the matter to an interim orders panel (see Chapter 4).