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You can search for a registered social worker by their first name, last name, registration number or any combination of those.

Please use the separate search page to search for multiple social workers.

Melanie Hongkins

Date valid at: 20 October 2025

Basic information

Melanie Hongkins

This is the name that the social worker has provided to us and is the name that will appear on our register. 

SW88567

Each social worker on our register has a unique number allocated to them. 

Registered

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Interim Suspension Start Date : 3 March 2023 End Date : 1 March 2026

WIRRAL

If a social worker has an employment address, the register will display the postal town of the employment address. If this column is blank, this means that the social worker has not provided us with an employment address. We do not display the postal town of a social worker’s home address.

03 September 2012

This is the date that the social worker was added to the register of the Health and Care Professions Council (the organisation that registered social workers in England before us). Any social worker who joined the register after 1 August 2012 will show the date that they were first added to the register. For anyone who restored to the register, it will show the date that they re-joined the register.

30 November 2025

This date will show the last day that the social worker is registered. Each registration period is 12 months and social workers are registered from 1 December until 30 November.

No recorded annotations

If a registered social worker is also registered as an Approved Mental Health Professional or Best Interests Assessor, this will be recorded here.

Additional Information

Hearing outcome Link to decision
Hearing outcome Interim Order Application hearing on 03/03/2023 – Interim Suspension Order (1 year 6 months) Start date: 03/03/2023 End date: 02/09/2024 Link to decision Link to decision
Hearing outcome Interim Order Review on 04/07/2023 - Interim Suspension Order confirmed Link to decision Link to decision
Hearing outcome Interim Order Review on 14/12/2023 - Interim Suspension Order confirmed Link to decision Link to decision
Hearing outcome Interim Order Review on 24/05/2024 - Interim Suspension Order confirmed Link to decision Link to decision
Hearing outcome Interim Order Review on 04/11/2024 - Interim Suspension Order confirmed Link to decision Link to decision
Hearing outcome Interim Order Review on 16/04/2025 - Interim Suspension Order confirmed Link to decision Link to decision
Hearing outcome Interim Order Review on 01/10/2025 - Interim Suspension Order confirmed Link to decision Link to decision

Guide to the register

If you have any questions about the how to search the register or need help, please read our guide to the register. You may also want to read more about what each registration status means.