A FORMER Plymouth social worker is facing allegations she failed to carry out child protection visits to vulnerable youngsters.

Yvonne Booth, who worked for Plymouth City Council until 2007, is facing a hearing before her professional body.

She is also accused of not keeping up-to-date records in relation to vulnerable service users.

She faces a hearing at the General Social Care Council in London, which was due to get under way today.

According to the General Social Care Council, it is alleged Ms Booth failed to carry out child protection visits and did not keep up-to-date records in relation to vulnerable service users.

A Plymouth City Council spokesman said yesterday: "Ms Booth's employment with the council ended in October 2007."

The case is the second to hit the city council this year.

In April, Charon Salisbury, a senior social worker, was thrown out of the profession after falsifying records to show she had made visits to children at the highest level of risk.

Ms Salisbury was assigned eight youngsters on the child protection register but left a student social worker to carry out checks.

Ms Salisbury later updated Plymouth City Council's computer system to give the impression she made fortnightly visits between October 2007 and March 2008.

The General Social Care Council will hold the hearing to decide whether allegations against Yvonne Booth are proved or unfounded.