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12.—(1) Where, following a fitness to practise hearing, the adjudicators determine that the social worker’s fitness to practise is not impaired the adjudicators may—
(a)give a warning to the social worker regarding their future conduct or performance,
(b)give advice to the social worker on any matter related to the fitness to practise proceedings, or
(c)take no further action.
(2) Where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the adjudicators must inform the following of their determination and the reasons for it—
(a)the regulator,
(b)the social worker, and
(c)where the fitness to practise proceedings were instigated following a complaint against the social worker, the complainant.
(3) Where, following the fitness to practise hearing, the adjudicators determine that the social worker’s fitness to practise is impaired, the adjudicators may—
(a)give advice to the social worker on any matter related to the fitness to practise proceedings,
(b)make a final order,
(c)take no further action.
(4) Where the adjudicators make a final order they must—
(a)inform the following of the terms of the order and the reasons for it—
(i)the regulator,
(ii)the social worker,
(iii)any person by whom the social worker is employed, or with whom they have an arrangement, to provide services as a social worker or in relation to social work (where known),
(iv)any regulatory body with which the social worker is registered (where known), and
(v)where the fitness to practise proceedings were instigated following a complaint against the social worker, the complainant,
(b)notify the social worker of their right—
(i)to request a review under paragraph 15, and
(ii)to appeal to the High Court under Part 5.
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