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.