Social Work Scotland Consultation Response
10th January 2025
Introduction
Social Work Scotland (SWS) is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to shape policy and practice, and improve the quality and experience of social services.
As an organisation and across our members we are committed to service improvement and ongoing development based on evidence and research on how we can best meet the needs of those we work with and particularly those who experience the greatest challenges and barriers to their wellbeing and lives.
The social work profession is based on the principles of human rights, reflecting the value of all individuals and upholding their rights.
SWS welcomes the focus on strengthening approaches to learning from violence against women and children and therefore welcome the opportunity to provide a response to the consultation on the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill.
This response focuses only on Part 2 of the Bill, specifically in relation to the Domestic Homicide and Suicide Review (DHSR) model.
