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06 Oct 2025
It has now been over a year since we introduced significant changes to registration, qualifications and skills to help make registration simpler and easier to understand
Professional standards Social service workforce SSSC registration
30 Sep 2025
Scotland’s social service workforce continued to grow in 2024, reaching 214,750, the highest level since records began in 2008. That’s according to a new report published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today.
23 Sep 2025
Applications for cohort 28 of the Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme (DLP) are open to all health and social care settings in Scotland including health, social care, social work, housing, charities and the third sector.
22 Sep 2025
Social care staff of all ages who have direct hands-on duties are eligible to receive the flu vaccine this year. Appointment booking is open now.
17 Sep 2025
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Care Inspectorate are supporting Disclosure Scotland with changes to the PVG scheme to help applicants and care providers with the changes.
15 Sep 2025
We're holding free online events to share valuable insights and key messages from our first Have Your Say Workforce Wellbeing Survey. Over 6,500 members of the social service workforce had their say on a range of issues, like terms and conditions, pay, access to training and qualifications, support and wellbeing.
12 Sep 2025
The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Natalie Don-Innes MSP has appointed two new SSSC Council Members, Alison Todd and Tricia Stewart. Their appointment is from 1 September for three years.
11 Sep 2025
One of the sanctions that can be imposed on your registration following a fitness to practise investigation is a condition.
11 Sep 2025
We’ve done a lot of work recently on improving the accessibility of our fitness to practise guidance documents and have produced several documents in Easy Read format.
11 Sep 2025
Over the summer, we’ve been keeping an eye on the rising numbers of fitness to practise concerns being referred to us.
04 Sep 2025
Peter Murray was appointed Convener of the SSSC Council on 1 September 2025. His appointment runs to 31 August 2028.
03 Sep 2025
Recruitment is now open for cohort seven of the Care Experience Improvement Model Leaders programme (CEIM Leaders).