Care Standards Act 2000

TrainingE+W

F163 Approval of courses etc.E+W

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F164 Qualifications gained outside the Welsh Council's area– social workers E+W

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F164A.Qualifications gained outside the Welsh Council’s area – social care managersE+W

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F165 Post registration training.E+W

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F166 Visitors for certain social work courses.E+W

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67[F2Functions of the Secretary of State.]E+W

(1)The [F3Secretary of State] has the function of—

(a)ascertaining what training is required by persons who are or wish to become social care workers;

(b)ascertaining what financial and other assistance is required for promoting such training;

(c)encouraging the provision of such assistance;

(d)drawing up occupational standards for social care workers.

F4(1A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5(2)The Secretary of State shall encourage persons to take part in—

F6(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)F7...courses relevant to the training of persons who are or wish to become social care workers.]

(3)If it appears to the [F8Secretary of State] that adequate provision is not being made for training persons who are or wish to become social care workers, the [F9Secretary of State] may provide, or secure the provision of, courses for that purpose.

(4)The [F10Secretary of State] may, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as [F11he or she] considers appropriate—

(a)make grants, and pay travelling and other allowances, to persons resident in England F12... in order to secure their training in the work of social care workers;

(b)make grants to organisations providing training in the work of social care workers.

(5)Any functions of the Secretary of State under this section—

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(b)may be exercised by any person, or by employees of any person, authorised to do so by the Secretary of State.

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(7)For the purpose of determining—

(a)the terms and effect of an authorisation under subsection (5)(b) F15...; and

(b)the effect of so much of any contract made between the [F16Secretary of State] and the authorised person as relates to the exercise of the function,

Part II of the M1Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 shall have effect as if the authorisation were given by virtue of an order under section 69 of that Act [F17and in subsection (5)(b)] “employee” has the same meaning as in that Part.

[F1867AExercise by Special Health Authority of functions under s. 67(4)(a)E+W

(1)The Secretary of State may direct a Special Health Authority to exercise such of his functions under section 67(4)(a) as may be specified in the directions.

(2)If the Secretary of State gives a direction under subsection (1), the National Health Service Act 2006 shall have effect as if—

(a)the direction were a direction of the Secretary of State under section 7 of that Act, and

(b)the functions were exercisable by the Special Health Authority under section 7.

(3)Directions under subsection (1)—

(a)shall be given by an instrument in writing, and

(b)may be varied or revoked by subsequent directions.]