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(a)social workers; F5. . . (b)social care workers of any other description specified by order made by the Department.[F6; and
[F7(2) There shall be a separate part of the register for—
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[F10(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), in considering whether a person is of good character, the Council may have regard to whether he is included in a barred list (within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007).]
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Rules about registrationN.I.7. The Council may by rules make provision about the registration of persons under this Part and, in particular—
(b)as to the documentary and other evidence to be produced by those applying [F12under section 4(1) for registration or applying] for additional qualifications to be recorded, or for any entry in the register to be altered or restored;
(c)for a person's registration to remain effective without limitation of time (subject to removal from the register [F13under section 5A(6) or] in accordance with rules made by virtue of section 6) or to lapse after a specified period or in specified cases, or to be subject to renewal as and when provided by the rules.
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(b)takes or uses any title or description implying that he is [F15registered in either of those ways], or in any way holds himself out as so registered,
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TrainingN.I.Approval of courses, etc.N.I.10.—(1) The Council may, in accordance with rules made by it, approve courses in relevant social work for persons who are or wish to become social workers.
[F16(a)about the provision of courses, including their content and methods of completing them;]
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(1) An applicant for registration [F18in the principal part of the register] satisfies the requirements of this section if—
(2) F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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[F21(2A) Subsections (1) and (2), so far as relating to a person (“P”) who is registered as a social worker only in the visiting European part of the register, have effect subject to, respectively, subsections (2B) and (2C).
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(b)any training which a person registered [F22in the principal part of the register] may be required to undergo after registration.
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Miscellaneous and supplementalN.I.Appeals to the Social Care TribunalN.I.15. Subs. (1) rep. by 2003 NI 9
(2) An appeal against a decision of the Council under this Part in respect of registration shall lie to[F23 the] Care Tribunal.
[F24(2A) An appeal shall lie to the Care Tribunal against a decision of the Council under Part 3 of the General Systems Regulations in respect of an aptitude test, or period of adaptation, in connection with a person's becoming permitted, by virtue of that Part of those Regulations, to have access to, and to pursue, the profession of social worker in the United Kingdom.]
(3) On an appeal against a decision,[F23 the] Care Tribunal may confirm the decision or direct that it shall not have effect.
(4) [F23The] Care Tribunal shall also have power on an appeal against a decision—
(5) The Council shall comply with any direction given by[F23 the] Care Tribunal under this section.
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Cesser of functions of CCETSWN.I.17. The Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work shall cease to exercise in relation to Northern Ireland the functions conferred on it by or under section 10 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41).
RulesN.I.18.—(1) Rules made by the Council under this Part may make provision for the payment of reasonable fees to the Council in connection with the discharge of the Council's functions [F25, but subject to subsection (2A)].
(a)registration (including applications for registration or for amendment of the register [F26, but subject to subsection (2A)]);
[F27(2A) Rules made by the Council under this Part may not make provision for the payment of fees in connection with registration in the visiting European part of the register.]
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[F28Interpretation of this PartN.I.22. In this Part “child”, “children's home”, “day care setting”, “domiciliary care agency”, “nursing home”, “personal care”, “registered care home”, “residential family centre”, “school” and “undertaking” have the same meanings as in the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.]
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