Article 21 Council’s functions in respect of fitness to practise, ethics and other mattersI1I2
United Kingdom
The Council shall—
establish and keep under review the standards of conduct, performance and ethics expected of registrants and prospective registrants F1(including registrants or prospective registrants carrying out the functions of an approved mental health professional) and give them such guidance on these matters as it sees fit; and
establish and keep under review effective arrangements to protect the public from persons whose fitness to practise is impaired.
The Council may also from time to time give guidance to registrants, employers and such other persons as it thinks appropriate in respect of standards for the education and training, supervision and performance of persons who provide services in connection with those provided by registrants.
The Council shall—
before establishing any F2... arrangements mentioned in paragraph (1), consult ... the persons mentioned in article 3(14); and
before giving guidance under paragraph (1) or (2) consult the Education and Training Committee in addition to the persons mentioned in article 3(14).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in art. 21(1)(a) inserted (1.8.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 218(10), 306(4) (with s. 230(6)); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
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Words in art. 21(3)(a) omitted (1.7.2009) by virtue of The Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1182), art. 1(9), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.I. 2009/1357, art. 2(1)(a)(ii)
Commencement
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Art. 21 not in force at made date, see art. 1(2)
- I2
Art. 21 in force at 9.7.2003 in so far as not already in force as notified in the London Gazette dated 27.6.2003, see art. 1(3) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2003/1700)
- I3
Art. 21(3) in force at 14.3.2003 for specified purposes as notified in the London Gazette dated 7.3.2003, see art. 1(3)
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
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Title substituted (2.12.2019) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), s. 70(2), Sch. 5 para. 45; S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(s)