Section 39 — Registration

(1) The regulator must keep a register of social workers in England.

(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations require the regulator to keep a register of people who are undertaking education or training in England to become social workers.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a) authorise the regulator to appoint a member of staff as a registrar;

(b) make provision about the functions of the registrar;

(c) make other provision in connection with the keeping of a register.

(4) For example, the regulations may make provision about—

(a) eligibility for registration or continued registration;

(b) the combination of the registers mentioned in subsections (1) and (2);

(c) categories of registration;

(d) the procedure for dealing with registration applications;

(e) expiry and renewal of entries;

(f) the content of the register;

(g) duties to provide information to the regulator;

(h) suspension or removal from the register;

(i) restoration of entries;

(j) appeals against decisions in connection with registration;

(k) publication of, or access to, the register or information contained in it;

(l) the procedure for considering, investigating or determining any matter in connection with the register or registration (including standards of proof);

(m) evidence in legal proceedings of matters contained in the register (including provision for a certificate to be conclusive proof).