In cases where a Committee considers that allowing a registrant to continue practising in their current role would be a significant risk to the public, the Social Care Council may apply to a Preliminary Proceedings Committee for an Interim Conditions of Practice Order (ICPO) or Interim Suspension Order ISO). Preliminary Proceedings Committees are not held in public.
If you have a query relating to an ISO, please contact the Fitness to Practise Team in confidence: ftp@niscc.hscni.net
Interim Conditions of Practice Order (ICPO)
An Interim Conditions of Practice Order (ICPO) temporarily places conditions upon a Registrant’s registration while the investigation is taking place. A Registrant will be able to continue working while the ICPO is in place, however, there will be conditions on his / her practice. The type of conditions that could be imposed may be:
– to undertake specific training within a defined period and provide evidence of the successful completion of that training to the Social Care Council;
– to provide the Social Care Council with a monthly report signed by his / her employer confirming that he / she is complying with a relevant requirement , e.g. not undertaking a particular activity without supervision; adhering to employer policies and procedures.
An ICPO may be set for any length of time (but only up to six months initially), with set review periods during its term, and cannot be imposed for more than two years in total. The Committee may decide, based on the information from the Social Care Council and the Registrant, that the Registrant’s fitness to practise may be impaired and that it should therefore be referred to a Fitness to Practise Committee to make a final decision on the matter.
Interim Suspension Order (ISO)
If we consider that the information received shows that a Registrant may pose a risk to the public, colleagues, or service users, or that it is in the public interest, or in the interest of a Registrant, it can recommend that the Committee imposes an Interim Suspension Order (ISO). An ISO suspends a registered worker from the Register on a temporary basis while the case is being investigated. It means that:
– a Registrant will be unable to work in a role that requires Registration whilst the Order is in place.
– a Social Worker will be unable to work as or call himself / herself a registered social worker or work in a role which requires registration while the Order is active.
– a Social Care Manager or a Social Care Worker will not be able to work in a role which requires a registrant to be registered with the Social Care Council while the Order is active.
– a Social Work Student will be suspended from their course while the Order is active.
An ISO may be set for any length of time (but only up to six months initially), with set review periods during its term, and cannot be imposed for more than two years in total except in exceptional circumstances, for example, where a criminal conviction case is on-going.
All active Interim Suspension Orders and Interim Conditions of Practice Orders are published in this section of the website.
Registrant | Date | Info |
Ailish Maire Griffin Registration no. 6008669 Social Worker | 28/11/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Aine Marie McCreesh Registration no. 6015731 Social Care Worker | 10/03/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Ajay Seby Registration no. 7027599 Social Care Worker | 20/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Arjean Vincent Lombard Registration no. 7001648 Social Care Worker | 08/06/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Belinda Jane Doyle Registration no. 7007818 Social Care Worker | 23/03/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Brenda Patricia Robinson Registration no. 6021695 Social Care Worker | 10/08/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Caitlin Rose Donnelly Registration no. 6036628 Social Care Worker | 15/12/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Caoimhe McCotter Registration no. 7008320 Social Care Worker | 12/04/2021 | Interim Suspension Order |
Catherine Attracta Close Registration no. 1134559 Social Worker | 11/11/2022 | Interim Conditions of Practice Order |
Charlene Pickering Registration no. 7000864 Social Care Worker | 29/04/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Claire Lynch Registration no. 7007200 Social Care Worker | 23/08/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Colette Cassidy Registration no. 6036297 Social Care Worker | 29/09/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Diana Szekeresova Registration no. 7005510 Social Care Worker | 16/02/2024 | Interim Suspension Order |
Ebrima Jallow Registration no. 7019676 Social Care Worker | 29/09/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Eileen Sarah Margaret Scott Registration no. 6014466 Social Worker | 30/08/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Emma Jane Devine Registration no. 7010086 Social Care Worker | 19/10/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Eric Augusto Akassou Registration no. 7021651 Social Care Worker | 10/03/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Eugene Odhiambo Oduor Registration no. 6015618 Social Care Worker | 22/09/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Georgina Martin Registration no. 7000530 Social Care Worker | 13/10/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Heather Ann McCarroll Registration no. 6025484 Social Worker | 20/07/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Ian Jackson Registration no. 6019370 Social Care Worker | 23/02/2024 | Interim Suspension Order |
Jacqueline Elizabeth French Registration no. 6025705 Social Care Worker | 08/09/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Jenna McGlade Registration no. 7002361 Social Care Worker | 23/11/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Jennifer Louise Ferguson Registration no. 6025774 Social Care Worker | 06/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
John Patrick Beckett Registration no. 6008113 Social Care Worker | 23/03/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Karen Mary Coyle Registration no. 7004728 Social Care Worker | 17/11/2023 | Interim Conditions of Practice Order |
Katheryn Alexandra Ferreira Martins Registration no. 7020395 Social Care Worker | 22/09/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Kirsty Wharry Registration no. 7019231 Social Care Worker | 13/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Kyle Alan Skillen Registration no. 7020699 Social Care Worker | 24/03/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Leiontia Hodkinson Registration no. 7024256 Social Care Worker | 14/12/2023 | Interim Conditions of Practice Order |
Linda Graham Registration no. 7005925 Social Care Worker | 20/07/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Melanie Jayne Vint Registration no. 6006965 Social Care Worker | 14/09/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Michael Gerard Curoe Registration no. 6032700 Social Care Worker | 11/03/2021 | Interim Suspension Order |
Nancy Gardner Harland Registration no. 6005379 Social Care Worker | 31/03/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Neil Thomas Agnew Registration no. 6026262 Social Care Worker | 19/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Patrick Edward Duffy Registration no. 1147946 Social Care Worker | 28/04/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Peter Doyle Registration no. 6002277 Social Care Worker | 26/11/2021 | Interim Suspension Order |
Peter William James Gorman Registration no. 6033113 Social Care Worker | 23/11/2020 | Interim Suspension Order |
Ryan Barry Mills Registration no. 6040787 Social Care Worker | 27/10/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Samantha Louise Noble Registration no. 7025640 Social Care Worker | 05/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Sandra Misiuniene Registration no. 7016020 Social Care Worker | 14/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Shannon Harbinson Registration no. 6025277 Social Worker | 25/11/2022 | Interim Suspension Order |
Sharon McAuley Registration no. 7020077 Social Care Worker | 13/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Shaun Lynch Registration no. 7002978 Social Care Worker | 09/07/2021 | Interim Suspension Order |
Sinead Douglas Registration no. 6022864 Social Care Worker | 22/09/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Sophie Lucinda Ferguson Registration no. 7019583 Social Care Worker | 06/12/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |
Tara Louise Mary O'Kane Registration no. 2016872 Social Care Worker | 10/09/2021 | Interim Suspension Order |
Tatenda Ndanatsei Macheka Registration no. 7026979 Social Care Worker | 26/09/2023 | Interim Suspension Order |