Everyone in the social work, social care and children and young people workforce in Scotland has the right to feel safe at work. Racism and other forms of discriminatory conduct are unacceptable.

Day care of children services was one of the first groups on our Register with required registration coming in almost 20 years ago.

We get very few fitness to practise referrals for Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW), however the introduction of the NQSW Supported Year from this October may influence the kinds of referrals we receive.

On Monday 3 June 2024, the changes to SSSC registration came into effect.

The Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping The Promise, Natalie Don MSP, has launched the revised SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers during a visit to an early years’ service in Edinburgh.

The revised SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers (the Codes) come into effect from today, 1 May 2024.

We’re in the final stages of the Codes of Practice review. Over the past two years, we gathered feedback and ideas from registrants, employers, learning providers, people experiencing care and other key stakeholders.

A new data report by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) provides an insight into its role in protecting the public by ensuring the registered workforce is trusted, skilled and fit to practise.

Following our consultation in 2022 we’re preparing for changes to our Register and here’s what you need to know.

We know registrants and employers have lots of questions about how the Future Proofing Programme (FPP) changes affect them, so we’ve answered some of them in our FPP FAQs.

Now is the time to tell us what you think about the revised SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers (the Codes) as we launch our consultation today (14 April). All the responses will help us finalise the revised Codes to make sure they support your practice and professionalism and are fit for the future.

Thanks to everyone who took part in our Codes Conversation over the past few months, we received feedback from more than 400 people which will help us for the next phase of the Codes Review.