# The Care Council for Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) Order 2004

W.S.I. 2004/2880 · made 2 November 2004

Section 56(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 requires the Care Council for Wales to maintain a register of social workers and social care workers of any other description specified by the National Assembly for Wales by order.

Made under: Care Standards Act 2000 (Section 56)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/care-council-for-wales-specification-of-social-care-workers-registration-order-2004/pdf/wsi_20042880_mi.pdf

## Introductory text

SOCIAL CARE, WALES
Made 2 November 2004
Coming into force 19 November 2004
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the power conferred upon it by section 56(1)(b) of the Care Standards Act 2000, and having consulted the Care Council for Wales, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order —
(a) may be cited as the Care Council for Wales (Specification of Social Care Workers) (Registration) Order 2004;
(b) comes into force on 19 November 2004.
(2) In this Order —
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Care Standards Act 2000;
“the Council” (“y Cyngor”) means the Care Council for Wales;
“work” (“gwaith”) means work of any type mentioned in section 55(2)(b) to (d) of the Act.

## 2 Specification of social care workers

(1) The social care workers described in paragraph (2) below are specified for the purposes of section 56(1)(b) of the Act (duty of the Council to maintain a register of social care workers specified by order).
(2) The description of social care workers is those persons —
(a) who fall within any of the descriptions in section 55(2)(b) to (d) of the Act;
(b) who ordinarily perform some work in Wales or expect to do so; and
(c) in respect of whom the Secretary of State may, by virtue of that work, issue a criminal record certificate under section 113(1) or 115(1) of the Police Act 1997.

## Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998
D. Elis-Thomas
Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
2 November 2004

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 56(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 requires the Care Council for Wales to maintain a register of social workers and social care workers of any other description specified by the National Assembly for Wales by order.
Article 2 of this Order specifies a description of social care workers for the purposes of section 56(1).

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