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Codes of Practice in other languages and formats

Some pages from the SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers.

 

The SSSC Codes of Practice are available in a number of different languages and formats.

Languages available are:

  • Albanian
  • Arabic
  • Bengali
  • Bulgarian
  • Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Gujarati
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Kurdish
  • Nigerian (Hausa)
  • Philipino (Tagalog)
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Punjabi
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Somali
  • Spanish
  • Swahili
  • Thai
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese.

 

Other formats:

  • Audio
  • Braille
  • British Sign Language
  • Large print Pictorial (easy reading)
  • Makaton symbol and sign.


Makaton is a language programme devised for children and adults with a variety of communication and learning disabilities. The Makaton version of the codes of practice consists of two documents; a symbols document and a signs document. The symbol document contains Makaton symbols. The sign document contains drawings of signs and is for facilitators, to help the user's understanding of the symbol document. These documents should be used together.

If you would like to request the Codes of Practice in any of the above languages or formats please email enquiries@sssc.uk.com or call Lo-call 0845 60 30 891.

If you would like to request the Codes of Practice in another format or language please contact the SSSC on 0845 60 30 891.
 

Registration Rules and Conduct Rules

The Registration Rules explain how social service workers are placed on the Register. The Conduct Rules set down how we will investigate and hold hearings about allegations of misconduct against registrants.

Please click to view the Registration Rules and Conduct Rules.

Other regulatory bodies

To register with the SSSC you must work in a service that is registered by the Care Commission and not currently be registered with any of the following regulatory bodies:

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