SI explanatory text
These Regulations amend three statutory instruments which contain provisions relating to the regulation of social workers, and include transitional provision with respect to orders made in the context of fitness to practise proceedings.
European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (EFTA States) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI explanatory text
Part 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (“the Act”) made changes to the way in which social workers in England are regulated. In particular, the Act established a body corporate, Social Work England, as the regulator of social workers in England in place of the Health and Care Professions Council. The Act made amendments to primary legislation consequent on the change of regulator, and to the Health Professions Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/254) (“the 2001 Order”) which regulates the Health and Care Professions Council, including to amend the title of the 2001 Order (which was previously the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001).
Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019
SI explanatory text
These regulations give effect to the duty on the Secretary of State in section 34 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 to make provision by regulations requiring relationships education to be provided to pupils of compulsory school age receiving primary education and relationships and sex education to be provided to pupils receiving secondary education. The regulations also exercise the power, in section 35 of the 2017 Act, to require health education to be provided to all pupils of compulsory school age receiving primary education in state-funded schools and all pupils receiving secondary education in state-funded schools.
Children and Social Work Act 2017
Equality Act 2010
Mental Capacity Act 2005
National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002
SI explanatory text
These Regulations are made pursuant to Part 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (“the Act”), which made changes to the way in which social workers in England are regulated. In particular the Act established a body corporate, Social Work England (“SWE”), as the regulator of social workers in England in place of the Health and Care Professions Council.