27 April 2015
NISCC SOCIAL CARE CONDUCT COMMITTEE - NOTICE OF HEARING
Registrant Name:
Philip Francis Crane
Registration Number (SCR):
6002412
Part of NISCC Register:
Social Care Worker
In accordance with Section 6 of the Health & Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001
A Conduct Hearing will take place at 10 am on Monday 11 May 2015 in Millennium House (7th Floor), Great
Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7AQ to consider the following Charge:
That, being registered under the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (as
amended), and whilst employed as a Support Worker by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, you
committed the following offence whilst on duty:
1.
On 11 November 2014, at the Crown Court at Newry, you pleaded guilty and were convicted of:
Defendant on the 23rd day of July 2012, in the County Court Division of Armagh and South Down,
intentionally and sexually touched [Service User A], a person with a mental disorder and Philip Crane
knew or could reasonably be expected to know that [Service User A] had a mental disorder and Philip
Crane was involved in [Service User A’s] care in a way that fell within Article 55 of the Sexual Offences
(Northern Ireland) Order 2008 contrary to Article 51(1) of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order
2008.
And your actions as set out above amount to misconduct, such as to call into question your suitability to
remain on the Social Care Register.
Registration with the Council recognises each worker’s professional commitment to high standards in their
conduct, training and practice. The NISCC investigates allegations of misconduct by Registrants and where
someone is found to have breached the standards set out in the NISCC Code, they can have an
admonishment placed on their Registration record, they can be suspended from the Register, or in serious
cases where it is considered they are no longer suitable to work in social care, they can be removed from the
Register.
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Notes:
1. Hearings are normally open to members of the public. Anyone wishing to attend the hearing should
contact the Committee Administrator. Email niscc.committee@hscni.net or call 028 9536 2932.
2. NISCC investigates fully all allegations of misconduct against Registrants. Conduct hearings are held
where a NISCC Registrant is suspected of misconduct after evidence has been gathered. The Conduct
Committee is made up of members who have an interest or background in the social care sector but take
decisions in the public interest. Options open to the Committee are admonishment, suspension or removal
of the Registrant from the Register.
3. Witnesses for Conduct cases may not be identified. In order to protect the confidentiality of these
witnesses, including children, limited information is available from the NISCC before the hearing.
4. The NISCC is unable to confirm how long a hearing will last, or whether there will be adjournments or
requests for them to be held in private. In accordance with the NISCC’s Conduct Rules, hearings may be
held in private if the particular circumstances of the case outweigh the public interest in holding a public
hearing. A full copy of the Conduct Rules is available from the NISCC’s website www.niscc.info
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