Student is struck off care register ; A social work student who lied about his past has been removed from the Social Care Register.

From: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | Date: May 14, 2008 | Copyright information

A social work student who lied about his past has been removed from the Social Care Register.

Allan Beard, 60, who was studying at Plymouth University, failed to mention criminal convictions and time spent in jail when applying to be a registered social worker.

Students must apply to be on the student Social Care Register before taking part in work placements in social care.

At the end of a three-day hearing, an independent committee of the General Social Care Council (GS...

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