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Cheryl Campbell Senior Registration Officer Registration and Regulation. Mandatory Registration. Future Dates for Mandatory Registration. New Workers. Where mandatory registration is in place workers starting in a new role have 6 months to achieve registration.
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Cheryl Campbell Senior Registration OfficerRegistration and Regulation
New Workers • Where mandatory registration is in place workers starting in a new role have 6 months to achieve registration. • Although mandatory registration is not yet in place for managers of housing support and care at home any new worker into these roles is required to be registered within six months of commencing their role.
Eligibility • Workers must be working in a service regulated by the Care Inspectorate to be eligible for registration. • Workers already registered with another regulatory body eg the Nursing and Midwifery Council are not eligible for registration with the SSSC.
Register Parts • How do I know which part of the Register I should be applying for? Workers should discuss this with their employers based on: • Definitions of register parts on the SSSC website • The role the worker undertaking not their job title
Registration Subject to Conditions • The SSSC can register a worker subject to the condition that they gain a qualification within a set period of time. • Employers under the Codes of Practice are required to support workers to gain their qualifications and monitor their progress. • Training plans should be in place to ensure that workers achieve their qualification within the required timescale. • Additional time may be granted if a worker has had particular difficulties in achieving their qualification this will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Who is responsible for Registration? • Employers are responsible for ensuring they are employing registered workers – it can take up to 60 days to process an application for registration • Workers are responsible for maintaining their registration, including achieving qualifications The SSSC can remove someone from the Register without referral to a Registration Sub-Committee for the following reasons: • Non-Payment of Annual Fee • Failure to Renew • Failure to Meet a Condition
Contact the SSSC The Scottish Social Services Council Compass House 11 Riverside Drive Dundee DD1 4NY Telephone: - 0845 60 30 891 registration@sssc.uk.com www.sssc.uk.com
Referring to Fitness to Practise • What do you know about who gets referred to Fitness to Practise?