“We are disappointed at today’s decision of the Care Standards Tribunal (CST) to uphold Lisa Arthurworrey’s appeal against the decision of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) to refuse her registration.

As the social care workforce regulator, the GSCC’s judgements about the suitability of applicants to practise as social workers, which are guided by rules approved by government, aim to improve standards of social care and to protect the many vulnerable people who receive services from the workforce. Our position on this case is set out in our submission to the Care Standards Tribunal.

We are now studying the judgement to consider the grounds on which the CST has reached its decision.”

To read the judgement, go to the Care Standards Tribunal website.