Social Care Wales v Kayleigh Williams

Facts

Ms Kayleigh Williams is registered with Social Care Wales ("SCW") as a Domiciliary Care Worker. An Interim Orders Panel imposed an Interim Suspension Order in respect of her on 29 February 2024, and that order was subsequently reviewed and extended on a number of occasions. The order arose from allegations that Ms Williams had committed burglary and theft involving a vulnerable user of care and support. The police took no further action in relation to those allegations, but SCW had not received the disclosure material it required in order to complete its own regulatory investigation. Since the order was imposed, further concerns arose: allegations of threats to kill and assault, in relation to which no further police action was taken, and a subsequent allegation of assault which remained under police investigation. SCW applied to the First-tier Tribunal under section 148 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 for a further extension of the order. The application was heard remotely on 4 August 2026. SCW was represented by Mr Delme Griffiths and called its Fitness to Practise Officer, Mr Ieuan Parry, as a witness. Ms Williams neither attended nor was represented; the Tribunal, satisfied that she had been given proper notice, determined that it was fair and in the interests of justice to proceed in her absence.