{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-of-chief-social-work-officers-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/515",
  "legislation_title": "The Qualifications of Chief Social Work Officers (Scotland) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-of-chief-social-work-officers-scotland-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Qualifications of chief social work officers",
  "text": "The qualifications of the officer, to be known as the chief social work officer, appointed by a local authority under section 3(1) of the 1968 Act are hereby prescribed as follows:—\n(a) attainment of one of the following qualifications—\n(i) the Certificate of Qualification in Social Work;\n(ii) the Certificate in Social Services; or\n(iii) the Diploma in Social Work,\nof the Council awarded in accordance with rules made under section 3 of the 1962 Act or, as the case may be, section 10 of the 1983 Act; or\n(b) attainment of a qualification, obtained furth of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and certified by the Secretary of State, having regard to the standards for the Diploma in Social Work of the Council and after consultation with the Council, as one which he is satisfied is equivalent to such a Diploma; or\n(c) attainment, prior to 30th September 1978, of a degree, diploma, certificate, associateship, recognition or membership specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "These qualifications were prescribed in relation to appointment by a local authority as director of social work by the Qualifications of Directors of Social Work (Scotland) Regulations (S.I. 1978/1284), where obtained prior to the coming into force of those Regulations ie prior to 30th September 1978."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/515/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:50:46.347097+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."
}