Hearings and decisions

While registered as a social worker:

 

1.     On or around 16 November 2017, you did not communicate appropriately with service users in that:

a)     You did not give Person A your full name;

b)     You did not properly explain the purpose of your visit to Person A.

 

2.     On or around 16 November 2017, you did not use appropriate language when speaking to Person A and/or Person A’s children.

 

3.     On or around 16 November 2017, you did not behave professionally, in that:

a)     You told Person A that you had previously been disciplined by the General Social Care Council;

b)     You gave your personal views on allegations against Person A’s husband.

 

4.     In or around November 2017, in relation to a section 47 enquiry which was allocated to you concerning Person A’s children, you:

a)     Did not inform Person A you were conducting a section 47 enquiry;

b)     Did not adequately record in the Record of Child Protection Investigation document one or more of the following:

i.          Details of the visits completed on 15 November and 16 November 2017;

ii.        Enquiries made with other agencies;

iii.      Information regarding the relationship between Person A and Person A’s husband;

iv.      Details of your conclusions;

c)     Did not see Person A’s children alone;

d)     Saw Person A’s children in the presence of Person A’s husband;

e)     Did not inform Person A of the outcome of the section 47 enquiry;

f)       Did not conduct the section 47 enquiry in a way to minimise distress to the children and/or in a way that treated Person A’s family with sensitivity and respect.

g)      Did not make representations to your line manager that you disagreed with the decision to conduct a section 47 enquiry.

 

Your conduct at 1 and/or 2 and/or 3 and/or 4 amounts to the statutory ground of misconduct.

 

Your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of your misconduct.

The hearing is scheduled from Monday 13 July 2026 to Tuesday 14 July 2026. The hearing will then resume on Thursday 16 July 2026.