10 March 2026Workforce and Resources
Reports
Revised: Funding for local government social work and social care services in 2026-27
Now that the revised finance settlement has been approved by the Scottish Parliament, we updated our paper on the limited …
3 March 2026AdultsChildren and FamiliesDigitalJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
A call to action: Scotland in your hands
Ahead of the Scottish election in May, ‘Scotland in your hands’ sets out the key priorities we think should underpin …
29 January 2026Workforce and Resources
Reports
Funding for local government social work and social care services in 2026-27
This paper summarises the few identifiable increases for social work and social care services in the provisional local government settlement …
26 January 2026Adults
Reports
The State and Future of Social Work and Social Care Funding in Scotland
In October 2025, after reports of reductions to Self-directed Support (SDS) personal budgets (options 1 direct payments), we facilitated two …
16 December 2025
Reports
Annual Report 2025
Welcome to a short(ish) overview of Social Work Scotland’s output and work during 2025. If you couldn’t make it to …
6 June 2025Digital
Reports
Working with OpenAI: A Guide for Social Workers
Working with OpenAI: A Guide for Social Workers May 2025 This guide introduces the responsible use of OpenAI in social …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
8 February 2024AdultsChildren and FamiliesJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
Assessment and care management – its history and context within Scotland today
Over the last few months, Social Work Scotland have been involved in a series of conversations with partners from the …
21 December 2023AdultsChildren and FamiliesJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
Social Work Scotland AGM summary reports
We’ve put together a summary of the reports from our Standing Committees, subgroups and projects at Social Work Scotland, which …
6 December 2022AdultsChief Social Work OfficersChildren and FamiliesJusticeWorkforce and Resources
Reports
Setting the Bar 2: ‘Taking the wheel’
The impact of ‘Setting the Bar’ In June 2022, we published ‘Setting the Bar’, a research report which sought to …
20 October 2022Justice
Reports
Pre-Budget Scrutiny Report 2023-2024
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-2024: In response to Criminal Justice Committee call for views 20 October 2022 Introduction Social Work Scotland is …
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 …
15 February 2022AdultsJustice
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 …
4 March 2021AdultsChildren and Families
Reports
Social Work leadership during COVID-19: March – November 2020
Introduction to the reports The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed health and social care to the forefront of our collective awareness …
