# Health Act 1999, Section 60A: Standard of proof in fitness to practise proceedings

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The standard of proof applicable to any proceedings to which this subsection applies is that applicable to civil proceedings.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to any proceedings before—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) a committee of a regulatory body, a regulatory body itself or any officer of a regulatory body,
which relate to a matter specified in subsection (2A).
(2A) The matters are—
(a) a person's fitness to practise a profession to which section 60(2) applies;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) a person's suitability to remain registered as a social care worker in England (within the meaning given by section 60).
(3) In subsection (2) “regulatory body” means the body (or main body) responsible for the regulation of a profession to which section 60(2) applies ... .
(4) An Order in Council under section 60 may not—
(a) amend this section, or
(b) make any provision that is inconsistent with subsection (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/8/section/60A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-1999/section-60A
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