59.Section 58 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 confers various functions on the Scottish Ministers in relation to the social service workforce, including the functions of ascertaining the workforce’s size and training needs, and promoting education and training. Subsection (4) of section 58 provides that the Scottish Ministers can delegate any of their functions under the section to the Scottish Social Services Council and can authorise other persons to exercise those functions.
60.Section 21 of the Act amends section 58(4) of the Regulation of Care Act to make clear that it permits the Scottish Ministers to delegate, or authorise another person to exercise, a function to a limited extent, as well as fully. For example, the Scottish Ministers might authorise another person to exercise their functions around promoting training but only in respect of certain categories of social services workers.
Overview of the Act Overview of Part 2 Delegation of functions under Part 1 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001