A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker will be held from 18 to 20 February by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council (GSCC).

The registrant is alleged to have committed misconduct and breached the GSCC’s Code of Practice for Social Care Workers by forming a personal relationship with a person who uses services and for failing to informing their employer of the relationship.

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.