Social Work Scotland response to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for views on Long-Term Fiscal Pressures
11 August 2025
Introduction
Social Work Scotland 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 work and social care services. We welcome the opportunity to provide a response to the Committee’s call for views on the Scottish Government’s response to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures in its 2025 Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), and new Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan (FSDP), and other strategy documents. For the benefit of our members, we include the Committee’s introductory remarks to its questions in our responses.