Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw2)

PART 4 E+W SOCIAL CARE WORKERS

“Appropriately qualified” E+W

85 Qualifications gained outside Wales [F1 – social workers] E+W

F2 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) An applicant for registration in the social worker part of the register satisfies the requirements of this section if—

(a) the applicant has, elsewhere than in Wales, undergone training in social work, and

(b) either—

(i) that training is recognised by SCW as being to a standard sufficient for such registration, or

(ii) it is not so recognised, but the applicant has undergone such additional training as SCW may require (whether undergone in Wales or elsewhere).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 85 heading inserted (18.11.2016) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1030), regs. 1, 130(2) (with reg. 155)

F2 S. 85(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Qualifications) (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/761), regs. 1(2), 7 (with regs. 15A-19) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1626, regs. 1(2), 6-13); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 85 in force at 3.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/309, art. 2(c) (with arts. 3, 4, Sch.)