News update
This area of our website aims to keep you up to date with new information about the Tribunal and changes to legislation that may affect the care standards jurisdiction.
August 2008
The link to the recent decision of the Administrative Court (Goldring J) in the case of Sini Joyce v Secretary of State for Health [2008] EWHC 1891 (Admin) which is an important decision on the extent of "misconduct" in PoCA and PoVA appeals. The Tribunal is not restricted to considering only the misconduct which led to the referral, but can consider allegations of misconduct that have subsequently come to light. The decision of the Tribunal was upheld.
June 2008
The General Social Care Council has published an updated version of the Conduct Rules 2008, and Registration Rules 200, which can be downloaded from their website. www.gscc.org.uk
