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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-council-midwives-rules-order-of-council-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-11",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1764",
  "legislation_title": "The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Midwives) Rules Order of Council 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-council-midwives-rules-order-of-council-2004",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Eligibility for appointment as a supervisor of midwives",
  "text": "(1) A local supervising authority shall appoint an adequate number of supervisors of midwives to exercise supervision over practising midwives in its area.\n(2) To be appointed for the first time as a supervisor of midwives, in accordance with article 43(2) of the Order, a person shall—\n(a) be a practising midwife;\n(b) have three years' experience as a practising midwife of which at least one shall have been in the two year period immediately preceding the appointment; and\n(c) have successfully completed a programme of a type mentioned in paragraph (5) within the three year period prior to her first appointment as a supervisor of midwives.\n(3) For any subsequent appointment as a supervisor of midwives, a person must have practised in such a role for three years within the five year period prior to the new appointment.\n(4) In the case of a national of an EEA state (or other person entitled to be treated for the purpose of appointment as a supervisor of midwives, no less favourably than a national of such a state by virtue of an enforceable community law right or any enactment giving effect to a community obligation) the conditions in paragraph (2) or (3) shall be satisfied if, in the opinion of the Council, a person has had comparable training or experience within or outside the EEA.\n(5) The provider, content and duration of a programme referred to in paragraph (2)(c) shall be such as the Council shall from time to time specify for the purposes of this rule.\n(6) Following her appointment, a supervisor of midwives shall complete such periods of study relating to the supervision of midwives as the Council shall from time to time require.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1764/schedule/1/paragraph/11",
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  "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."
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