This section allows the Secretary of State to make regulations imposing prohibitions or restrictions in connection with the carrying out of social work in England; the use, in relation to social work in England, of titles or descriptions specified in the regulations; and the holding out of a person as being qualified to carry out social work in England. The provisions could enable the carrying out of social work functions to be restricted to qualified social workers.
Part 2: Social workers etc in England Section 40: Restrictions on Practice and Protected Titles