Hearings and decisions
Upcoming hearings and decisions made by our adjudicators
Betty Khumalo
Registration number
SW9180
Allegations
Whilst registered as a social worker:
1) From September 2021 to November 2021:
a. You copied and pasted sections of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards assessments for the Service Users set out in Schedule 1.
b. Your conduct in relation to allegation 1(a) was dishonest in that you deliberately sought to represent those sections as your own work.
c. You did not speak with and/or conduct Mental Capacity Assessments with one or more of the service users set out in Schedule 2 when completing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards assessments
d. Your conduct in relation to allegation 1(c) was dishonest in that you deliberately sought to mislead that you had spoken with and/or conducted Mental Capacity Assessments with Service Users when you had not.
2) Between around 27 February 2023 and 16 April 2023 you practised as a social worker without an approved workplace supervisor in place, contrary to your Interim Conditions of Practice Order.
3) On the following dates, you informed Social Work England and/or instructed that Social Work England be informed on your behalf, that you had not practised as a social worker from around 27 February 2023 to 16 April 2023 when this was not true:
a. 1 June 2023
b. 20 June 2023
4) Your conduct in relation to allegation 3 was dishonest in that you sought to mislead Social Work England that you had not practised as a social worker when you had.
The matters set out in allegations 1 to 4 above constitute misconduct.
By reason of your misconduct your fitness to practise is impaired.
Schedule 1:
Service User A
Service User B
Service User C
Service User D
Service User E
Service User F
Service User G
Service User H
Service User I
Service User J
Schedule 2:
Service User A
Service User B
Service User C
Service User E
Service User G
Service User H