14 January 2025AdultsChildren and Families
Reports
Self-directed Support (SDS) Learning and Improvement Framework 2024
Self-directed Support (SDS) Learning and Improvement Framework 2024 Published 30 October 2024 This pack provides a comprehensive overview of the …
13 January 2025AdultsChildren and FamiliesEventsJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
AGM summary report 2023-24
We’ve put together a summary of the reports from our Standing Committees, subgroups and projects at Social Work Scotland, which …
13 January 2025Children and Families
Consultation
The Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: Consultation
Social Work Scotland Consultation Response 10th January 2025 Introduction Social Work Scotland (SWS) is the professional body for social work …
8 January 2025Adults
Consultation
Response to Palliative Care Matters for All: Strategy Consultation
Social Work Scotland response to Scottish Government Palliative Care Matters for All: strategy consultation 10 January 2025 INTRODUCTION Social Work …
7 January 2025
Consultation
Response to Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
Social Work Scotland response to Rule 8 Notice Submitted 23 November 2023 Introduction Social Work Scotland is the professional body …
7 January 2025
Consultation
Response to Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
Social Work Scotland response to Scottish Parliament consultation on Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill INTRODUCTION Social Work Scotland is …
19 November 2024
Guidance
Reviewing Officers Handbook 2024-2030
A Reviewing Officers Network has met for over fifteen years and in recent years has joined Social Work Scotland as …
28 October 2024Children and Families
Consultation
Response to Children’s Hearings Redesign – Policy Proposals: Consultation
Social Work Scotland response to Scottish Government Children’s Hearings Redesign – Policy Proposals: Consultation 28 October 2024 INTRODUCTION Social Work …
15 October 2024Adults
Consultation
Response to Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act: Consultation
Social Work Scotland Response to Scottish Government Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act: Consultation 17 October 2024 INTRODUCTION Social Work Scotland …
2 October 2024AdultsChildren and Families
Consultation
Response to Moving on from Care into Adulthood: Consultation
Social Work Scotland response to Scottish Government’s Moving on from Care into Adulthood: Consultation 10 October 2024 INTRODUCTION Social Work …
30 September 2024Workforce and Resources
Consultation
Response to National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Scrutiny
Social Work Scotland Response to Scottish Parliament’s National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Scrutiny 30 September 2024 INTRODUCTION Social …
17 September 2024Children and Families
Consultation
Response to Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017: Post Legislative Scrutiny
Social Work Scotland and Scottish Association of Social Work joint response to Scottish Parliament’s Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017: Post …
4 September 2024AdultsChief Social Work OfficersChildren and FamiliesJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
Chief Social Work Officer survey report 2023-24
The CSWO annual survey report 2023-24 findings fall at a critical time for the social work landscape. Stage 2 of …
13 August 2024Adults
Consultation
Response to Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Social Work Scotland response to Scottish Parliament’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill August 2024 INTRODUCTION Social Work …
24 July 2024AdultsChildren and FamiliesJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
What needs to change to support Social Work in Scotland?
The context within which professional social work is being practised in 2024 is perhaps the most challenging since its inception. …
8 July 2024AdultsChildren and Families
Reports
Accessing Records in Scotland: What people with care experience tell us about the Right of Access
Introduction This report talks about something that is very important to people with care experience: accessing their records from the …
2 July 2024
Consultation
Post legislative Scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013- Follow Up
Social Work Scotland’s Response to Claire Haughey following attendance at Health, Social Care, and Sport Committee Phase 2. Introduction Social …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Varied Responses to Sub Recommendations
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Recommendations Not Accepted
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Recommendations Accepted
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Scottish Government ‘Hearings for Children’ SWS Response- Recommendations Accepted with Conditions.
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
31 May 2024Children and Families
Reports
Social Work Scotland Summary Response to Hearings for Children Report and Recommendations and Minsiteral Response
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
16 May 2024Children and Families
Consultation
Response from Social Work Scotland to Consultation on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024: Statutory Guidance on Part 2 and 3 (Section 18)
May 2024 Introduction: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
15 May 2024Adults
Guidance
Reflections on Practice: Self-Directed Support Across Scotland- Revising the Self-directed Support Framework of Standards
Social Work Scotland Self-directed Support project team undertook a review of the Self-directed Support Framework of Standards in 2023, adopting …
