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It is not just the GSCC who are incompetent, yet again its Welsh sister the Care Council for Wales (CCW) http://www.ccwales.org.uk/ have fucked-up big time.

See here the Community Care article: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/27/116732/welsh-regulator-under-fire-over-handling-of-conduct-case.htm

And here the original judgement on the new First Tier Care Standards Tribunal website: http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/courts-and-tribunals/tribunals/care-standards/index.htm

The specific judgement is here:  http://www.carestandardstribunal.gov.uk/Public/View.aspx?ID=1147

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Albeit Borley lost her appeal she won the moral ground in terms of the immoral acts of the CCW. The ultimate effect being akin to the CCW of committing defamation of character, and contempt for the Care Standards Tribunal – fucking Dorks.

When will these twats learn?

Wilt

It seems social care workers are not fond of trade union membership, according to this community care report: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/28/116735/alarm-over-lack-of-union-membership-among-care-workers.htm

Is that so bad?

We will see.

Meanwhile Cafcass might be on the move http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/26/116724/ministers-likely-to-accept-cafcass-move-to-justice-ministry.htm

It would be far preferable that it simply disappear.

And Wilt’s favourite quango, the GSCC, has won a three month reprieve:  http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/27/116733/delayed-end-to-gscc-may-cause-confusion-over-registration.htm

This website will not desist in monitoring its (GSCC http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/) progress to ultimate demise and persist in monitoring the emergence of the new Health and Care Professions Council (HPC as they are now http://www.hpc-uk.org/).

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It was with some mirth that Wilt read the article by Penny Thompson (CEO GSCC) describing the ‘strong legacy’ the GSCC will leave after it disappears off into the setting sun – one pictures Thompson with her cowboy hat, leather boots and twin holstered six shooters astride her moped with ‘L’ plates affixed. See her article here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/blog.php?id=3

Does she think Wilt and others are stupid, or what? The only legacy the GSCC will leave is a period in social care regulation that most people want to forget; they have been an utter disgrace, totally incompetent and thoroughly corrupt in terms of their procedures and policies. They are the end of an era error – indeed they will not be missed, at all, other than possibly Wilt will no longer be able to poke fun at them.

Of course, we have yet to see how the Health Professions Council (HPC) will fair under its new regime. Regulator Watch may yet not become redundant, albeit one of its core aims has been to hold twats like the GSCC to account. And on that score we think Regulator Watch has done rather well – we have our readers from within parliament and various government agencies, the press, the GSCC themselves and others such as the College of Social Work and the Social Care Institute for Excellence; these people do take note of the root and branch analysis of the likes of the GSCC.

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However, the most critical and critically effective mitigating factor that curtails the GSCC abuses of power and the application of justice has been down to the Care Standards Tribunal. In a yet further ground breaking judgement they have added another nail in the coffin of the GSCC, this time to the tune of £3700.00 in compensating Jaswinder Bains for his legal expenses after the Tribunal found the GSCC case against the Registrant (a Children’s Guardian) as ‘fundamentally flawed.’

See the Community Care article here: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/23/116522/gscc-payout-to-social-worker-over-registration-howler.htm

Wilt had reported on this case some months ago but this latest development just simply confirms that the Care Standards Tribunal have had enough of this wayward GSCC – unfortunately it is not possible to put them on a curfew or slap on them a Anti-Social Behaviour Order (or whatever they are called these days). Suing the bastards is however the next best thing, except of course it comes out of the public purse! However, Bains is compensated and that is what counts, albeit the emotional costs and the damage to his good name are costs not compensated, yet.

Goodbye GSCC.

Wilt

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There was a band Wilt once knew as “Bad Company” but their music was rather good for its time.

It has recently come to Wilt’s attention the College of Social Work (http://www.collegeofsocialwork.org/) are based at Goldings House in Hay’s Lane London – curiously the same address as the GSCC (http://www.gscc.org.uk/page/1/Home.html). Wilt finds that rather odd, curious and concerning.

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Why exactly are they sharing the same building and what are the implications? Is the College of Social Work a “front” for the GSCC, intending to morph into the son/daughter of the GSCC with all its attendant idiots? Or is it as simple as recycling any outstanding lease agreement on the office accommodation after the GSCC finally get flushed down the loo?

Not particularly of the conspiracy theory society Wilt is minded to think this coincidence is a simple fact of unfortunate poor/insensitive planning or pragmatic opportunity.

Wilt will however be keeping a very close eye on matters.

Gawd forbid if anyone from the GSCC had anything whatsoever to do with the not Royal College of Social Work – the only other tragedy would be if BASW had anything to do with it!

All we hope is that the College has a good supply of disinfectant to cleanse the office accommodation after those twats at the GSCC finally hand over the keys to their offices. Some air fresher might also help to remove the stench of the GSCC previous bad smell.

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The GSCC continue to operate as ‘normal’ pending the transfer in March 2012 to the to be renamed Health Professionals Council http://www.hpc-uk.org/ – or one should say the proposed move in 2012. Many in the Community Care Blog Care Space http://www.communitycare.co.uk/carespace/forums/gscc-to-be-scrapped-health-professionals-8085.aspx#32964 have mixed feelings about it.

The GSCC gives advice on the implications of the recent announcement of their demise here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/ and click on big red “i” icon. In short business as usual – mmmmm.

Meanwhile the GSCC has published a number of recent outcomes from their Conduct Committee. This is a very odd one: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/435BAC0D-2BA8-493F-B815-9DD47CB9FFBC/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONHIBBERTS.pdf

Essentially the GSCC dropped the case after it was unable to convince a local authority manager to give evidence and to proceed without it would amount to hearsay. Now you would think the GSCC would have realised this before taking it to Committee.

The GSCC are in a difficult position because they cannot force either a registrant or witness to attend – they have no teeth in effect. Not helpful. And of course they have no powers over employers and the code of conduct relating to them is not worth the paper they are written on – it’s just a wish list in effect.

Whoever drew up this legislation and the employers codes needs a jolly good lesson in ‘how not to make a balls-up.’

Other recent concluded hearings include this one: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/AA176AF6-7A81-4CB7-8BD5-12FE7E710EA0/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONSIMPSON.pdf

Note the offending behaviour relates to 2008 – either this was part of the backlog or the GSCC were not previously aware of it. The naughty boy was looking at pornography on his employer’s computer.

He was suspended for two years.

Another: http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/30BF47BA-8D5E-4B6B-8329-DCE583C46253/0/NOTICEOFDECISIONMAHABIR.pdf resulted in a one year suspension. This did go back to issues between 2004 – 2008 and the GSCC were made aware of his drink-drive conviction of December 2004 (after he was first registered by the GSCC) in, and I find it odd how they term it, “around 19^th November 2008;” either it was or it was not the 19^th November 2008 – what’s with this “around” business?

So exactly what were the GSCC doing between (“around)” the 19^th November 2008 and 21st July 2010?  Not a lot it would seem. The registrant had asked that his GSCC hearing be postponed as he claimed it would prejudice his Employment Tribunal, which it appears is still pending.

And the disposal by way of a one year suspension, is that proportionate especially as he did eventually cough up the details to the GSCC, albeit four years later? Wilt thinks no – far more appropriate would have been an admonishment.

However, the registrant only has himself to blame as he was not in attendance to defend himself or give evidence. With the GSCC that, as a friend would say, is like a turkey voting for an early Christmas.

Each case is worth a read – click on the links above.

The GSCC have published their latest up-coming hearings here: http://www.gscc.org.uk/Conduct/Conduct_hearings/Upcoming_hearings/

Among some interesting ones are:

http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DC31BFE1-A33D-4596-A2C9-F4925B29C6D8/0/SummaryJanjua.pdf

AND:

http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/134F01BD-EEF2-4797-92BD-3F07B424BDA3/0/SummaryNia.pdf

AND

http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F6D734C8-77A7-4D4D-B828-54CA474507A7/0/SummaryHenderson.pdf

Why does the GSCC need to get involved in this matter http://www.gscc.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B002178D-48C2-4B2F-ADF0-D1309F474498/0/SummaryNyabunze.pdf one is left to wonder?

Wilt