A domiciliary care worker from Swansea has been removed from the Register of Social Care Workers after a hearing found his fitness to practise is currently impaired because of his criminal conviction.
The hearing was told that on 29 October 2021 Jake Evans Hodgson was convicted of rape at Swansea Crown Court and subsequently sentenced to six years in prison.
Having considered the evidence, the panel found that Mr Evans Hodgson’s fitness to practise was currently impaired because of his criminal conviction.
Explaining its decision, the panel said: “This is obviously a serious offence. Although we accept it is an isolated incident, we are not confident that it is highly unlikely to be repeated.”
The panel continued: “We also consider public confidence in the social care profession and the upholding of professional standards would be undermined if a finding of current impairment was not made in the circumstances.”
The panel decided to remove Mr Evans Hodgson from the Register saying: “[T]his is the only outcome which meets the need to protect members of the public and the need to protect public confidence in view of the serious nature of the offence.
“Mr Evans Hodgson’s conduct has had a serious impact upon the victim. We consider that he has demonstrated a lack of insight into the seriousness or consequences of his conduct.”
The panel added: “We find that Mr Evans Hodgson’s conduct is fundamentally incompatible with registration as a social care worker.”
Mr Evans Hodgson was not present at the one-day hearing, which was held over Zoom last week.