PART 6SOCIAL CARE WORKERS: FITNESS TO PRACTISE

CHAPTER 7GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY

I1162Guidance about fitness to practise

1

SCW may publish guidance about factors which in its view may make it appropriate, or inappropriate, for a fitness to practise panel or an interim orders panel to make or confirm an interim order under Chapter 4.

2

A fitness to practise panel or an interim orders panel must have regard to guidance published under subsection (1) in exercising any function under Chapter 4.

3

SCW may publish guidance about factors which in its view may make it appropriate, or inappropriate, for a fitness to practise panel to do any of the following—

a

reach a consensual disposal of a matter under section 135 or 136;

b

give advice or a warning under section 137;

c

dispose of any matter in any of the ways mentioned in section 138(3) to (9);

d

make an immediate order under section 140;

e

dispose of a matter on review in any of the ways mentioned in sections 152 to 155.

4

SCW may publish guidance about—

a

particular undertakings, or kinds of undertakings, which may be agreed by a fitness to practise panel, and when it may be appropriate or inappropriate to agree such undertakings;

b

particular conditions, or kinds of conditions, which may be included in a conditional registration order, and when it may be appropriate or inappropriate to include such conditions;

c

the period of time for which any of the following should have effect—

i

undertakings;

ii

conditions included in a conditional registration order;

iii

a suspension order.

5

SCW may publish guidance about factors which it thinks should be taken into account in determining whether or not a registered person's fitness to practise is impaired on the grounds of adverse physical or mental health.

6

A fitness to practise panel must have regard to guidance published under subsections (3) to (5) in exercising any function under this Part.