Today, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) publishes its 2023-2024 Annual Report. 

Fitness to Practise Panels play a key role in the fair, independent and transparent regulation of the social work, social care and children and young people workforce. They make decisions on fitness to practise cases in the name of the SSSC but are independent. 

Social service workers, like anybody else, have the right to a safe place of work, free from harassment and from other harmful acts. Unfortunately, as with any other sector, there are cases of inappropriate behaviour in social service workplaces.  

Following the changes to our Register earlier this year, workers now need to apply for registration within three months of starting their role. They still need to be registered within six months as before.  

Recruitment is now open for cohort 5 of the Care Experience Improvement Model Leaders programme (CEIM Leaders).

The Social Workers' Benevolent Trust (SWBT) is for social workers and their dependents, offering financial assistance during times of hardship.

Training providers and employers are invited to offer the new SVQ Integrated Health and Social Care SCQF Level 7, which the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has approved. This qualification promotes the integrated value of health and social care.

The SSSC and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have been working together with partners since April 2024 to deliver an online Career Opportunities Tool that will encourage more workers to join and to stay in the social care sector.

The number of social workers in post in Scotland’s local authorities increased over the first six months of this year, reaching the highest number since records began in the 1990s.

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has published its second Register snapshot report which gives a unique insight into the social work, social care and children and young people workforce.

We are working with partners across the UK to review the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Health and Social Care and Childcare learning and development.

We’re marking Care Experienced Week by launching our Care Experienced Guaranteed Interview Scheme.