The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for raising standards in the Scottish social service workforce. Our vision is a competent, confident workforce, capable of delivering high quality services that has the confidence of the public, those who use services and their carers. We put service users and carers at the centre of everything we do.

There are around 198,000 social service workers in Scotland, providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable sections of our society. They deserve to be helped by staff who have suitable training and qualifications for their job. Over the next few years we will register key social service workers involved in providing or delivering social work, social care services and early education and child care. They will be expected to meet agreed standards of conduct, practice, education and training.

Our introductory leaflet and this website will tell you about us and what we are doing to regulate and register the social service workforce. You can also find information about careers in social services. Find out about the future workforce development in social services.

Check here regularly to find out about news, events, consultations and projects affecting social services in Scotland.

Chief Executive's biography

Anna Fowlie started with the SSSC on 2 November 2009.  Before that Anna headed up the Scottish Government team improving outcomes for Looked After Children.  In that role, she worked closely with local authorities and other services to raise awareness and aspiration for children and young people in public care.

Anna came to that post from COSLA, where she was Team Leader for Children and Young People, lobbying on behalf of local government on all policy issues relating to education and children's services with a lead role on the social services workforce.  She worked within the Employers' Organisation role in COSLA, across all local government negotiating bodies.

Brought up in Inverness, Anna has an honours degree from Edinburgh University in the History of Art.

She is a Chartered Member of the Charted Institute of Personnel and Development and before coming to COSLA worked for 18 years in HR in local authorities.

For information on the Convener and other Council Members, please visit The Council.

Equality Scheme

The SSSC is committed to "valuing diversity, improving opportunity".  The aim of our work is to make a difference to and improve the lives of people who use social services.

The overarching objective of the Equality Scheme is to promote equality of opportunity, including the duties to encourage and promote equality in relation to race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age and religion and belief.  Please click to read the SSSC's

Equality Scheme.  For further information please read our equal opportunity and diversity page.

Freedom of Information

Please click to find out more about Freedom of Information

Accessibility

We are committed to making this site accessible to all visitors using any browser. However, if you experience any difficulty in viewing any of the pages or accessing any of the information, please Contact Us. Further information can be obtained by viewing our Accessibility instruction guide.

Website Disclaimer