Today, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) publishes its 2022-2023 Annual Report.

The Minister for Children, Young People & Keeping the Promise has announced the appointment of Sharon Ballingall and Edel Harris as Members of the Council of the Scottish Social Services Council.

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

Another 10 areas have received grant funding to help implement the Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Supported Year.

Social service workers have an important role in the lives of the people they support and rely on trust and rapport to develop good working relationships. Professional boundaries are the limits that make sure the relationship between a worker and the person using services is a safe and supportive one.

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Care Inspectorate have issued a joint statement reminding people working in services and employers of our guidance on how to raise concerns in the workplace and the importance of speaking up. 

We are consulting on a new qualification, still in development, which  will allow individuals to work across different roles and settings.

We have published our first six-monthly survey report which analyses the landscape of Scotland’s filled and vacant social worker and senior social worker posts in local authorities.

The SSSC has issued a statement on the Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation (IRISR) recommendation report.

We’re introducing return to practice requirements for social workers and want to hear your views on the proposed requirements in our consultation.

We are changing the requirements for continuous professional learning (CPL) for registrants and want to hear from you as the people it matters to most.

The percentage of care services reporting staff vacancies has increased to the highest level since publication of figures began in 2017. According to a new report published by the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social Services Council nearly half (49%) of all care services in Scotland reported having vacancies at the end of 2022.