SSSC Registration comes into force
Posted on Friday 21 August 2009
SSSC Registration came into force on April 30 2009 that will effectively set deadlines for registration with the SSSC for categories of the register that are currently open. The legislation specifies "Required Registration" dates for each category of the register after which employers will be committing an offence if, without reasonable excuse, they employ a worker in a post subject to registration, who is not registered with the SSSC, or other relevant regulatory body, e.g. the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The SSSC will contact employers to advise when applications for registration must be submitted to guarantee registration by the required date. Also, Adam Ingram, Minister for Children and Early Years, announced on 24 June that managers of care at home services will now be included in the registration process. The decision has been made in recognition of the increasing trend for care at home services to be jointly registered to provide housing support services. To ensure concurrent registration of managers in both services, registration of housing support staff will now not commence until December 2010, not Autumn 2009 as had previously been anticipated. Following this decision, the SSSC will consult with the sector on qualifications and fee levels. A full copy of the Minister's letter is available on the adjoining Workforce Unit section of our website.