Part 2: Social workers etc in England Section 49: Approval of courses for best interests assessors
This section amends Paragraph 130 of Schedule A1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to allow training in connection with best interest assessments to be specified by Social Work England or the Secretary of State.
	The amendment to Paragraph 130 will allow regulations made under Paragraph 129 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, in relation to a person’s training in connection with best interest assessments, to include provision for particular training to be specified by Social Work England or the Secretary of State, otherwise than in the regulations. The regulations may also give Social Work England the power to charge a fee for specifying training, and if regulations do give a power to charge a fee, section 50(2) – (7) (Fees) is also to apply for the purposes of this section.