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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2006 No. 453

SOCIAL CARE

The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006

  Made 5th September 2006 
  Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th September 2006 
  Coming into force 2nd October 2006 

The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 44(1)(b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with the Scottish Social Services Council[2] and such other persons and groups of persons as they consider appropriate in accordance with section 44(4) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2006 and shall come into force on 2nd October 2006.

Amendment to the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005
     2. —(1) The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005[3] is amended in accordance with this article.

    (2) In article 1(2)–

    (3) In article 2–


ROBERT E BROWN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
5th September 2006


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


Section 44(1) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 ("the Act") requires the Scottish Social Services Council to maintain a register of social workers, social service workers of any other description prescribed and persons participating in a course or employed in a position probationary to becoming either a social worker or social service worker of a qualified description.

This Order amends the Regulation of Care (Social Services Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005, as amended by the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2005, by inserting three additional descriptions of social service worker for this purpose. All three are involved in the day care of children. Day care of children is defined in the Act as a service which consists of any form of care (whether or not provided to any extent in the form of an educational activity), supervised by a responsible person and not excepted from the definition by regulations, provided for children, on premises other than domestic premises, during the day (whether or not it is provided on a regular basis or commences or ends during the hours of daylight).

The three additional descriptions are a manager of a day care of children service, a practitioner in a day care of children service and a support worker in a day care of children service. These expressions are defined.

Notes:

 [1] 2001 asp 8. Section 77(1) of the Act defines "prescribed" as meaning "prescribed by order made by the Scottish Ministers".back

[2] Established by section 43 of the Act.back

[3] S.S.I. 2005/318, amended by S.S.I. 2005/611.back

[4] Section 2(20) of the Act defines "day care of children".back


ISBN 0 11 070998 5


 © Crown copyright 2006

Prepared 12 September 2006

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