Skervin v General Social Care Council, Court of Appeal - Social workers/social care workers, March 17, 2008, [2007] EWCST 1076(SW)

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Skervin v General Social Care Council, Court of Appeal - Social workers/social care workers, March 17, 2008, [2007] EWCST 1076(SW)

Care Standards Tribunal

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Skervin v General Social Care Council [2007] EWCST 1076(SW) (17 March 2008)

Glenford Skervin

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General Social Care Council

[2007] 1076.SW

BEFORE

Ms L Goldthorpe (Nominated Chair)

Ms H Reid (Specialist Member)

Mr M Jobbins (Specialist Member)

Hearing at Cambridge County Court on 19 November 2007 and 28 February 2008

DECISION

We dismiss this appeal and confirm the decision of the Registration Committee of the General Social Care Council dated 24th April 2007 to refuse to register the Appellant as a social worker.

Appeal:

This is an appeal by the Appellant under Section 68 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (the CSA 2000) against the decision of the Respondent to refuse to register the Appellant as a social worker on the register maintained under the CSA 2000 Section 56.

The Respondent initially sent a notification letter to the Appellant on 3rd January 2007 (the notification letter) advising the Appellant that the application would be refused. Following the decision of the Registration Committee on 24th April 2007 to refuse registration on the grounds that the Committee was not satisfied as to the Applicant's good character and conduct as required under Section 58(1)(a) and (3) of the Care Standards Act, the final decision letter was sent to the Appellant on 25 April 2007.

Representation

Miss Morris of Counsel appeared on behalf of the Respondents, with Ms Rejman of Field Fisher Waterhouse, instructing solicitors and Ms Hollinrake, witness for the Respondents. The Appellant appeared in person, with his father, Mr Skervin, attending the first hearing and Mrs Skervin, his mother, present at the final hearing.

1. Preliminary Issues

1.1 For the reasons set out in the Adjournment Note attached to this decision, the hearing set down for 19th November 2007 had to be adjourned to allow the Appellant to seek legal repr...

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