The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019

Transfer of outstanding application for registration

4.—(1) An application made under article 9(1) of the 2001 Order(1) on which the HCPC has not made its decision before the transfer date is treated, with effect from the transfer date, as an application to the regulator to be registered as a social worker.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

(a) the application is treated as having been made in accordance with regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations, and any rules made under paragraph (4) of that regulation,

(b) where the person making the application paid any registration fee payable in accordance with rule 14 of the Registration and Fees Rules, and any scrutiny fee payable in accordance with rule 17 of the Registration and Fees Rules, regulation 10(2)(b) of the Principal Regulations does not apply,

(c) where all or part of any registration fee or scrutiny fee payable in accordance with the Registration and Fees Rules remains outstanding on the transfer date, that fee is treated with effect from the transfer date as a fee payable to the regulator in accordance with rules made under regulation 17(3) of the Principal Regulations.

(1)

That is, an application for admission to part of the HCPC register.