Social care in Scotland explained

Social care in Scotland encompasses social work; care home services in the community for adults, children and young people; and services for young children, including nurseries and after-school care clubs.

National Care Service

The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill was published in June 2022. It would allow Scottish Ministers to transfer social care responsibility from local authorities to a new, national service.^[1]

Workforce

there are approximately 203,200 people employed within social services in the country.^[2]

Older people

A community building project, Older People for Older People, resulted in a film being made in 2010 about how older people's skills were used in Ardersier to assist other older people.^[3]

Criminal justice

There is no probation service in Scotland. The equivalent function is carried out by criminal justice social workers, who are part of local authorities' social work departments. Criminal justice social workers follow the same entry procedure as other social workers.

Housing

The University of Stirling, Housing Options Scotland and Horizon Housing Association conducted a study of allocations and lettings practice for accessible and adapted social housing in 2018. They found that most of the 28 disabled home-seekers in their study received inappropriate housing offers, or no offers at all.^[4]

See also

• Care Inspectorate
• Children's hearing system
• Cornerstone Community Care
• Criminal Justice Social Work Services
• Education in Scotland
• Health and Social Care Directorates
• Healthcare in Scotland
• Local government in Scotland
• NHS Scotland
• Quarriers
• Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Scots law
• Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
• Scottish Social Services Council

Further reading

• Book: Davis, Roger. Social work and the law in Scotland . 2011. Palgrave Macmillan . Basingstoke. 9780230276314. 2nd.
• Book: Guthrie, Tom. Social work law in Scotland . 2009 . Tottel. Haywards Heath . 9781847661654. 3rd.
• Book: Mooney . Gerry . Scott . Gill . Exploring social policy in the 'new' Scotland . 2005. Policy Press . Bristol . 9781861345943 .
• Book: Mooney . Gerry . Scott . Gill . Social justice and social policy in Scotland . 2012 . Policy . Bristol . 9781847427021 . 281 .

External links

• Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2010, Scottish Government

Notes and References

1. News: National Care Service (Scotland) Bill . 26 July 2022 . Scottish Parliament . 2022.
2. Web site: The social service workforce . . 3 October 2016 . Dundee . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003112041/http://www.sssc.uk.com/about-the-sssc/what-is-the-sssc/the-social-service-workforce . 3 October 2016 . dead .
3. News: Life on film: Ardersier’s older people put their memories on DVD . . 26 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809091923/http://www.o4os.eu/ardersier-heritage-dvd-project.asp . 9 August 2014 . dead .
4. News: Disabled home-seekers 'in distress' over accessible housing failures . 1 October 2019 . Home Care Insight . 22 August 2019.