Care Standards Tribunal, 2025-05-07 (Social Care Wales v Wayne Pontin)
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Court | Care Standards Tribunal |
| Neutral Citation | [2025] UKFTT 00508 (HESC) |
| Date | 07 May 2025 |
| Registration Number | 2025/01434/ISO-W |
First-tier Tribunal Care Standards
The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social
Care) Rules 2008
2025-01434.ISO-W
NCN: [2025] UKFTT 00508 (HESC)
Heard by video link
on 02 May 2025
Before
Tribunal Judge C Ashby
Specialist Member D Rabbetts
Specialist Member M Green
Between:
Social Care Wales Applicant
-v-
Wayne Pontin Respondent
DECISION
The Application
1. The Applicant applies to the Tribunal under s148 of the Regulation and
Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act) for the extension of an
interim suspension order imposed on the Respondent, suspending his
registration as a Residential Childcare Worker, which is due to expire on 12
May 2025.
Attendance
2. The Applicant was represented by Mr Delme Griffiths, Solicitor at Blake
Morgan. Its sole witness was Ms Mari Parker, Fitness to Practise Senior Officer
(Social Care Wales).
3. The Respondent did not attend the hearing.
Preliminary issue
4. We heard submissions from Mr Griffiths as to whether the hearing should
proceed in the Respondent’s absence. The Respondent had made clear in his
correspondence with the Applicant that he did not intend to attend the hearing.
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