A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Birmingham will be held from 1 to 5 October by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council (GSCC).

The Registered Social Worker is alleged to have committed misconduct and breached the GSCC’s Code of Practice for Social Care Workers by disclosing confidential information about a service user to a third party. The registrant is also alleged to have given false information about their employment history and experience on a number of occasions, including on their application to the Social Care Register.

All Registered Social Workers are accountable for their conduct and practice. Action can be taken if they breach the code of practice. They can be removed from the Social Care Register if it is considered that they are no longer suitable to be a Registered Social Worker.