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(1) This Order may be cited as the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2010.
(2) With the exception of article 2(3)(a), this Order comes into force on 21st January 2011.
(3) Article 2(3)(a) comes into force on 1st April 2011.
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(1) The Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “manager of an adult day care service” insert—“
 “manager of a care at home service” means a person who is employed and responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision and quality assurance of a support service which provides care and support inaperson’shome;”; and
(b) after the definition of “manager of a day care of children service” insert—“
 “manager of a housing support service” means a person who is employed and responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision and quality assurance of a housing support service;”.
(3) In article 2 (description of social service worker)—
(a) for paragraph (a), substitute—“
(a) an employee of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland who is an authorised person within the meaning of section 56 (inspections: authorised persons) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (n) omit “or”; and
(c) after paragraph (o) insert—“
(p) a manager of a care at home service; or
(q) a manager of a housing support service.”.
ADAM INGRAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th December 2010