A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker will be held from 28 to 30 April by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council (GSCC).

The social worker is alleged to have committed misconduct and breached the GSCC’s Code of Practice for Social Care Workers for behaving inappropriately with members of his staff.

All Registered Social Workers are required to adhere to the GSCC’s codes of practice. Action can be taken if their conduct or practice is in breach of these. 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.