The Scottish Social Services Council
(Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Sheirbheisean Sòisealta na h-Alba)
Non-departmental public body overview
Formed2001 (2001)
JurisdictionScotland
HeadquartersCompass House
11 Riverside Drive
Dundee, DD1 4NY
Websitewww.sssc.uk.com

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is a non-departmental public body and is responsible for raising standards in the country's social work, social care and children and young people's workforce.

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) was established in October 2001 by the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act and is responsible for registering people who work in social work, social care and children and young people services and regulating their education and training.

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 in a range of care services, in residential and day centres, community facilities and in people’s homes. The SSSC protect the public by registering this workforce, setting standards for their practice, conduct, training and education and by supporting their professional development. Where people fall below the standards of practice and conduct, the SSSC can investigate and take action.

They:

  • publish the national codes of practice for people working in social work, social care, young people and children's services and their employers
  • register people working in social work, social care, children and young people services and make sure they adhere to our codes of practice
  • promote and regulate their learning and development
  • lead workforce development and planning for this workforce in Scotland and provide national statistics.

The SSSC carries out the functions of the sector skills council in Scotland working in partnership with employers to develop the workforce and invest in workforce planning.

Skills for Care and Development is the sector skills council for people providing social work, social care and children’s services in the UK. It is a partnership of four organisations:

  • Social Care Wales
  • Northern Ireland Social Care Council
  • Skills for Care in England
  • Scottish Social Services Council.

This includes developing National Occupational Standards (NOS) which underpin qualifications for registration and outline the skills, knowledge and understanding employers have told us are necessary for an effective workforce.

Who does the SSSC regulate?

All social workers and social work students must register and people working in the types of services listed below that are registered with the Care Inspectorate must register with the SSSC.

  • Residential child care services
  • Day care of children services
  • Care home services for adults
  • Housing support services
  • Care at home services
  • Managers of adult day care services.

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