GSCC: Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
Wednesday, 14 Nov 2007 08:12
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A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Leeds will be held from 19 to 23 November by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council (GSCC).
The Registered Social Worker is alleged to have committed misconduct and breached the GSCC’s Code of Practice for Social Care Workers by forming an inappropriate personal relationship with a person who uses services.
All Registered Social Workers are accountable for their conduct and practice. Action can be taken if they breach the code of practice. They can be removed from the Social Care Register if it is considered that they are no longer suitable to be a Registered Social Worker.
Notes to editors
1. For media enquiries about the hearing, please contact Leah Chesney on 020 7397 5829 or 07876 440838 (mobile).
2. This hearing will be held at The General Chiropractic Council, 44 Wicklow Street, London WC1X 9HL. If you wish to attend you are advised to contact the GSCC, on the numbers given above, to check whether the hearing is going ahead according to schedule.
3. Conduct Committees are independent of the GSCC. They are made up of three to five members. They have a lay majority.
4. To protect the confidentiality of witnesses (including children), who cannot be identified, limited information is available before the hearing. The GSCC issues guidelines to members of the press and public who attend the hearing.