Scottish Social Services Council
Scottish Social Services Council is a non-departmental public body responsible for raising standards in the country's social work, social care, children and young people's workforce, registering people who work in social work, social care, children's and young people's services, and the regulation of education and training.
The SSSC was established in October 2001 by the Regulation of Care Act.
The SSSC regulates individuals who provide personal care in Scotland. It is complemented by the Care Inspectorate, which regulates the organisations responsible for providing care in Scotland.
There are more than 208,000 people working in social services in Scotland. This includes social care workers, social workers, social work students, and children and young people workers. The range of care services provided includes residential and day centres, community facilities, and home-based support.
The SSSC:
- Publishes the national codes of practice for people working in social work, social care, children's and young people's services and their employers
- Registers workers and students in social work, social care, children's and young people's services, and ensures adherence to the national codes of practice. Where people fall below the standards of practice and conduct, the SSSC can investigate and take action.
- Conducts training and education, and promotes and regulates the workforce's learning and development
- Leads workforce development and planning for this workforce in Scotland and provides national statistics.
- Residential childcare services
- Children's daycare services
- Care home services for adults
- Housing support services
- Care at home services
- Managers of adult day care services.
Skills for Care and Development is a partnership between:
- Social Care Wales
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Skills for Care in EnglandScottish Social Services Council.