Find out how the SSSC is run and held to account

Council and committees

The Council, made up of a Convener and members, oversees our work. The Council has set up an Audit and Assurance Committee and several other committees, such as the Fitness to Practise Committee and Special Appeals Committee.

Find out more about our Council and committees here.

Our organisational structure

We have four directorates that carry out our statutory and workforce development role and provide support functions. We have a shared service with the Care Inspectorate for human resources, finance and estates, health and safety.

You can find out about our organisational structure here.

Accountability

We aim to work to the highest standards of integrity in the public interest. Our code of governance ensures that we achieve this.

The framework we operate in means that we:

• are focused on outcomes
• work in clearly defined roles
• promote values for the whole organisation and demonstrate good governance through behaviour
• take informed and transparent decisions which are subject to scrutiny
• engage with stakeholders to make sure we are accountable.

The SSSC has a corporate governance framework which includes:

• Executive Framework Document
• SSSC Code of Corporate Governance
• Code of Conduct for Members of the SSSC.
• Scheme of Delegation
• SSSC Strategic Risk Register
• Financial Regulations
• SSSC Assurance Map

You can see our published reports here and the reports submitted to Council and Committee here.

You can see the list of policies, procedures and strategies approved by Council and the Executive Management Team (EMT) here.

Performance management and scrutiny

The Audit and Assurance Committee meet quarterly to review the assurance report. This report contains:

• strategic key performance indicator information
• financial monitoring information
• strategic risk information.

You can find these reports here.

Reporting

Visit our About the SSSC page for details and links to our reports.

Procurement

As a non-departmental public body (NDPB) the SSSC helps contribute to the Scottish Government’s National Outcomes. One of the outcomes is to ensure public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people’s needs and procurement has a significant role to play in achieving this outcome.

Visit our procurement page to find out more.

Equality and diversity

We are committed to valuing diversity and improving opportunity for all. We are responsible for registering people who work in social services and regulating their education and training. Our vision is of a competent, confident workforce, capable of delivering high quality services, a workforce that has the confidence of the public, those who use services and their carers. We aim to put people who use services and carers at the centre of everything we do.

You can find out more about equality and diversity here.