Legislation
Section 61 - Use of title "social worker" etc
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The Explanatory Notes to the Care Standards Act 2000 describe this section as follows:
“Section 61 provides for protection of the title "social worker" by the creation of an offence, punishable by a fine up to level 5 on the standard scale* for a person who is not registered as a social worker to use that title or hold himself out as a registered social worker with an intention to deceive.
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