# Children and Social Work Act 2017, Section 39: Registration


(1) The regulator must keep a register of social workers in England.
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations require the regulator to keep a register of people who are undertaking education or training in England to become social workers.
(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a) authorise the regulator to appoint a member of staff as a registrar;
(b) make provision about the functions of the registrar;
(c) make other provision in connection with the keeping of a register.
(4) For example, the regulations may make provision about—
(a) eligibility for registration or continued registration;
(b) the combination of the registers mentioned in subsections (1) and (2);
(c) categories of registration;
(d) the procedure for dealing with registration applications;
(e) expiry and renewal of entries;
(f) the content of the register;
(g) duties to provide information to the regulator;
(h) suspension or removal from the register;
(i) restoration of entries;
(j) appeals against decisions in connection with registration;
(k) publication of, or access to, the register or information contained in it;
(l) the procedure for considering, investigating or determining any matter in connection with the register or registration (including standards of proof);
(m) evidence in legal proceedings of matters contained in the register (including provision for a certificate to be conclusive proof).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/16/section/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-social-work-act-2017/section-39
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