# The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Paragraph 1: Initiating an appeal

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person who wishes to appeal to the Care Tribunal under section 15 of the 2001 Act against a relevant decision of the Council under Part 1 of that Act in respect of registration must do so by application in writing to the Care Tribunal.
“Relevant decision” means—
(a)a decision under Part 1 of the 2001 Act in respect of registration, and
(b)a decision under Part 3 of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 in respect of an aptitude test, or period of adaptation, in connection with a person becoming permitted (by virtue of that Part of those Regulations) to have access to, and pursue the profession of social worker in the United Kingdom.
(2) An application under this paragraph may be made on the application form available from the Secretary to the Care Tribunal.
(3) An application under this paragraph must be received by the Secretary no later than 28 days after the date of service on the applicant of notice of the decision.
(4) An application under this paragraph must –
(a) give the applicant’s name, date of birth and full postal address;
(b) give the name, address and profession of the person (if any) representing the applicant;
(c) give the address within the United Kingdom to which the Care Tribunal should send documents concerning the appeal;
(d) give the applicant’s telephone number, fax number and e-mail address and those of the applicant’s representative where these are available;
(e) identify the decision against which the appeal is brought and give particulars of whether the appeal is against –
(i) the refusal of registration of the applicant as a social worker or, as the case may be, a social care worker in the relevant part of the register;
(ii) the removal of the applicant from a part of the register;
(iii) the suspension, or the refusal to terminate the suspension, of the applicant from a part of the register;
(iv) the grant of an application for registration subject to conditions; ...
(v) the removal, alteration or restoration of an entry relating to the applicant in a part of the register;
(vi) the making of the applicant’s registration in a part of the register subject to conditions (whether or not for a specified period);
(vii) the variation or revocation of the conditions to which the applicant’s registration in a part of the register is subject;
(viii) the variation of the duration for which the applicant’s registration in a part of the register is subject to conditions;
(ix) a warning given to the applicant; or
(x) a requirement to complete an adaptation period or take and pass an aptitude test.
(f) give a short statement of grounds for the appeal; and
(g) be signed and dated by the applicant.
(5) In this Schedule, “register” means the register maintained by the Council under Section 3(1) of the 2001 Act and “relevant part” of the register means –
(a) in relation to a social worker, the part of the register for social workers; and
(b) in relation to a social care worker of a specified description, the part of the register for a social care worker of that description.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/178/schedule/6/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-tribunal-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/schedule-6/paragraph-1
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