{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-social-work-act-2017/section-63",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-social-work-act-2017/section-63.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2017/16",
  "legislation_title": "Children and Social Work Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-social-work-act-2017",
  "path": "section/63",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "63",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 2",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“approved mental health professional” has the meaning given by section 114 of the Mental Health Act 1983;\n“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;\n“professional standards” includes standards relating to—\n(a)proficiency;\n(b)performance;\n(c)conduct and ethics;\n(d)continuing professional training and development;\n“register” means a register mentioned in section 39(1) or (2) (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);\n“register of students” means a register mentioned in section 39(2) (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);\n“registered student” means a person registered as someone who is undertaking education or training in England to become a social worker;\n“the regulator” has the meaning given by section 36;\n“social work in England” means social work which is required in connection with any health, education, or social services provided in England;\n“social worker in England” means a person who engages in social work in England (but see subsection (2)).\n(2) A person who is a member of a profession to which section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999 applies is not to be treated as a social worker in England by reason only of carrying out work as an approved mental health professional.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 63 in force at 2.12.2019 by S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(p)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/16/section/63",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:34.458876+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}