Paragraph 14 Visiting social work professionals: saving of old law for up to one year

(1)

Where—

(a)

a person had, immediately before exit day, the benefit of regulation 12 of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 in respect of the provision by that person of services as a social worker (and section 5A(3) of the 2001 Act accordingly applied to the person), and

(b)

the person continues to have that benefit on or after exit day,

any provision made by or under the 2001 Act continues to apply in relation to the provision of those services by that person without the amendments that Part 1 of this Schedule makes to the provisions relating to visiting social workers from relevant European states.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) ceases to apply in relation to a visiting social worker—

(a)

if the worker is registered as required by section 5A(3) of the 2001 Act, when his or her name is removed under section 5A(6) of that Act;

(b)

otherwise, when the worker’s entitlement ceases by reason of the operation of section 5A(5) of that Act.

(3)

The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to “the provisions relating to visiting social work professionals from relevant European states” is to the following provisions of the 2001 Act—

(a)

section 2(5) to (7);

(b)

section 3(1), (2) and (2A);

(c)

section 5A;

(d)

section 7(c);

(e)

section 7A(1);

(f)

section 8(1);

(g)

section 12(2A) to (2D);

(h)

section 18(1), (2) and (2A).