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Welcome to the Scottish Social Services Council. The SSSC is responsible for registering people who work in social services in Scotland and regulating their education and training. Our role is to increase the protection of people who use social services, to raise standards of practice and to increase public confidence in the sector.

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Codes of Practice
The SSSC publishes Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers. These are standards of conduct and practice which all social service workers and their employers must follow. The Codes of Practice were produced in consultation with service users, lawyers and the Plain English Campaign.

For free copies of the Codes of Practice call
0845 60 30 891 or email enquiries@sssc.uk.com

Alternatively you can download a copy:
Codes of Practice in PDF format

Codes of Practice in text

Codes of Practice in pictorial version

SSSC Chief Executive Carole Wilkinson gave a presentation on the SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and their Employers at the Care Commission Forum on 28 May 2009. View the slide show here.

The SSSC’s online registration system

If you are registered with the SSSC you can now view and update your registration details and pay your annual fee online.

Click here to find out more or log in

Equality and diversity
Read about the SSSC's commitment to equality and diversity
Equality and diversity

Sector Skills Agreement
The Sector Skills Agreement Stage 5 report and summary are now available.

Care Accolades 2009

And the winner is....

East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP)

"We feel absolutely fantastic! We're speechless! It's astonishing, a great sense of achievement and recognition of commitment. It makes you realise you have a good project. It is a good idea to enter into the Care Accolades if you think your project has got what it takes and can change lives."

Click here to view film clips of each finalist and find out more about this year's winners