CYP Now - Regulator to get power to place social workers on 'limited duties'

Struggling social workers could be prevented from carrying out certain duties by the new regulatory body for the profession due to be set up later this year, it has emerged.

Under plans put out to consultation today, the Department for Education wants to hand Social Work England the power to place conditions on the type of work that can be done by social workers who do not meet expected professional standards. The new regulator is due to launch in September.

"We are proposing that, like the Scottish and Northern Ireland social care regulators, Social Work England have the power to register social workers in England with conditions," the consultation document states.

"Conditional registration allows an individual to be registered and practise subject to conditions, such as restrictions on the type of work they can undertake or requirements related to health conditions, such as undertaking medical treatment or assessments.

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