Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Act 2001

JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
(1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (referred to in this Part as “the Council”) which shall have the functions conferred on it by or under this Part or any other statutory provision.high standards of conduct and practice among social care workers; andhigh standards in their training.in accordance with any directions given to it by the Department; andunder the general guidance of the Department.(4) Schedule 1 shall have effect with respect to the Council.(1) This section has effect for the purposes of this Part.engages in relevant social work (referred to in this Part as a “social worker”) ;a children's home;a residential care home;a nursing home;a day care setting;a residential family centre;manages an establishment of a description mentioned in paragraph (b) ; oris supplied by a domiciliary care agency to provide personal care in their own homes for persons who by reason of illness, infirmity or disability are unable to provide it for themselves without assistance.a person engaged in work for the purposes of the F1social care functions of F102the Department or anF2HSC trust;a person engaged in the provision of personal care for any person;a person who manages, or is employed in, an undertaking which consists of or includes supplying, or providing services for the purpose of supplying, persons to provide personal care;a person engaged in the provision of services which are similar to services which may or must be provided by F103the Department or F3HSC trusts in the exercise of their F1social care functions;a person employed in connection with the discharge of functions of the Department under Article 149 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 2) (inspection of children's homes etc.) ;a person participating in a course approved by the Council under section 10 for persons wishing to become social workers.(4) “Relevant social work” means social work which is required in connection with

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