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Registration and Regulation - Introduction

Patricia Higgins – Director of Registration

Patricia Higgins

patricia.higgins@nisocialcarecouncil.org.uk

NISCC is responsible for registering and regulating over 30,000 people working in social care; providing vital services for 200,000 service users in Northern Ireland every day. The social care workforce includes people working in a range of job roles, providing, managing or supplying personal care and support to individuals, families and communities.

Registered workers must be of good character, fit to practise and update their skills and training; so they can do their job well and they understand how they should treat the people they work with. They must meet the agreed standards in their conduct and practice set out in the NISCC Code of Practice. NISCC has developed Registration Rules and Conduct Rules which ensure that we register and regulate the workforce in a fair and robust manner.

Click on the sections below to find out more about workforce registration and regulation. You can also contact the NISCC Registration Team for advice (Tel: 028 9041 7633) 

green arrow Registration Information - advises on applying for registration with NISCC and what is required to maintain registration.
Green arrow Conduct - explains how NISCC will investigate and address concerns about a social care worker’s standard of conduct or practice
Green arrow Codes of Practice - explains the standards expected from registered social care workers and their employers.
Green arrow Check the Register - allows you to search the NISCC Social Care Register to check if a social care worker’s registration is valid
Green arrow Registration & Regulation FAQs - contains answers to the most common queries we receive about registration and regulation.

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