16 August 2022AdultsChildren and FamiliesWorkforce and Resources
Consultation
Data strategy for health and social care
SUBMISSION FROM SOCIAL WORK SCOTLAND TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION 12 August 2022 Social Work Scotland is the professional body for …
21 July 2022Children and FamiliesEvents
Briefings and Statements
Social Work Scotland welcomes Moldovan study visit
Social Work Scotland are delighted to welcome colleagues from Moldovan Government and their partners to a three day study tour …
22 June 2022Children and FamiliesJustice
Consultation
Children’s Care and Justice Consultation
Children’s Care and Justice Consultation SOCIAL WORK SCOTLAND RESPONSE June 2022 INTRODUCTION Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social …
20 June 2022Adults
Consultation
Health and Social Care Strategy for Older People Consultation
Introduction Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to shape policy …
16 June 2022Workforce and Resources
Consultation
Social Work and Care Financial Statistics Consultation (LFO3)
Social Work Scotland response to consultation about social work and care financial statistics The Scottish Government has consulted on further …
1 June 2022Workforce and Resources
Briefings and Statements
Setting the Bar: towards an indicative maximum caseload for Scotland’s public sector social workers
Social Work Scotland Briefing May 2022 Workforce and workforce planning Over the last few years, Social Work Scotland’s members have …
1 June 2022Workforce and Resources
Reports
Setting the Bar: towards an indicative maximum caseload for Scotland’s public sector social workers
Social Work Scotland Briefing: 1 June 2022 Workforce and workforce planning Over the last few years, Social Work Scotland’s members …
31 May 2022Chief Social Work Officers
Reports
Chief Social Work Officer Survey: 2021
The findings from this year’s Chief Social Work Office survey fall at an interesting time in the broader landscape; as …
27 May 2022AdultsWorkforce and Resources
Consultation
Scottish Carer’s Assistance
Response to Scottish Government’s Scottish Carer’s Assistance Consultation Social Work Scotland, the membership organisation for the leaders in social work …
25 May 2022Justice
Consultation
National Strategy for Community Justice
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE: CONSULTATION Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with …
24 May 2022AdultsChildren and FamiliesWorkforce and Resources
Consultation
Mental Health Law Review
Scottish Mental Health Law Review: Consultation SOCIAL WORK SCOTLAND RESPONSE Submission date: 27TH MAY 2022 INTRODUCTION Note: Throughout this document, …
11 May 2022Children and Families
Briefings and Statements
Supporting Kinship Care: launch of a new protocol for cross authority situations in Scotland
Social Work Scotland are delighted to highlight our Kinship Care Protocol in Fostering Fortnight; the first of its kind in …
20 April 2022Children and Families
Guidance
Kinship Care protocol
The landscape of kinship care can be complex for both kinship carers, and those who support carers and children placed …
11 April 2022Adults
Consultation
Prevention of Homelessness Duties
Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to shape policy and …
16 March 2022Workforce and Resources
Consultation
Scottish Social Services Council: A Register for the Future
Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to shape policy and …
10 March 2022Children and Families
Briefings and Statements
Competition and Markets Authority report on children’s social care
We welcome the publication of the final report into the CMA consideration of the children’s social care market. Social Work Scotland actively …
15 February 2022Adults
Reports
Integrated health and social care in prisons: Tests of change: workstream findings and recommendations
This report results from more than 2 years of intensive exploration of the rationale for and the challenges of delivering …
10 February 2022Adults
Consultation
ASP Proposed Legislative Changes Consultation Response
Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to shape policy and …
7 February 2022Justice
Consultation
Consultation on Bail & Release from Custody Arrangements
Question 1 Which of the following best reflects your view on the changes proposed above regarding when judges can refuse …
4 February 2022Children and Families
Consultation
Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Revised Draft Statutory Guidance – Part 18, Section 96
Introduction and Context: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to …
1 February 2022Children and Families
Consultation
Cross-border placements of children and young people into residential care in Scotland
Introduction and Context: Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work Leaders, working closely with our partners to …
25 January 2022AdultsChildren and Families
Consultation
Ending the need for food banks: consultation on a draft national plan
Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work leaders, working closely with our partners to shape policy and …
20 January 2022Children and Families
Consultation
RCPCH The Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse
Best Practice It may be helpful for the indicators as identified to be presented in the wider context of indicators …
11 January 2022Children and Families
Briefings and Statements
Joint statement: Children and young people who go missing from care
Working together to protect children and young people who go missing from care during the Covid-19 pandemic: A joint statement …
