As Scotland celebrates Care Experienced Week, we are proud to highlight our ongoing commitment to supporting care experienced people to access meaningful employment, education and development opportunities. 

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.

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.

Peter Murray was appointed Convener of the SSSC Council on 1 September 2025. His appointment runs to 31 August 2028.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Mainstreaming and Outcomes Report sets out how we are placing equality, diversity and inclusion at the centre of our work as regulator for the social work, social care and children and young people workforce in Scotland. It shows what we have done since 2021 and our plans (outcomes) for 2025-2029. 

Do you want to make a difference to social services in Scotland?  

Scottish Ministers are looking for a new Convener and two Council Members to join our Council.  

We are pleased to announce the appointments of Laura Lamb as Director of Workforce, Education and Standards and Hannah Coleman as Director of Regulation.

We opened the public consultation about increasing registration fees on 30 September 2024. The consultation lasted 12 weeks and closed on 23 December 2024.

The Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Natalie Don-Innes MSP visited the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) office in Dundee today to learn more about their work.

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

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

Peter Murray will be Interim Convener of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) from 1 October 2024 following Sandra Campbell's resignation after five years in post.