Proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements

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Closes 24 Sep 2026

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Questions

1. Do you agree that the support workers, practitioners and supervisors within an adult day care service in Scotland should be subject to registration with the SSSC?

Please note that if registered, it is the responsibility of the SSSC to determine definitions in respect of the new group, any qualification and continuous professional learning standards, and registration fees of each category of worker.

2. Do you agree that practitioners, supervisors and managers within an offender accommodation service in Scotland should be subject to registration with the SSSC?

Please note that if registered, it is the responsibility of the SSSC to determine definitions in respect of the new group, any qualification and continuous professional learning standards, and registration fees of each category of worker. 

3. Do you agree that social work assistants working in Scotland should be subject to registration with the SSSC?

Please note that if registered, it is the responsibility of the SSSC to determine definitions in respect of the new group, any qualification and continuous professional learning standards, and registration fees of social work assistants. 

4. Do you agree that all social workers who are employed in Scotland should be required to register with the SSSC?

Currently, social workers can be employed in Scotland without being registered with the SSSC, if they are registered with another relevant UK regulator. 

5. Do you agree that references made within the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2024 to the ‘General Teaching Council for England’ and the ‘General Teaching Council for Wales’ are removed and updated respectively, to reflect current position?

The ‘General Teaching Council for England’ has been dissolved, and the ‘General Teaching Council for Wales’ has been renamed as ‘Education Workforce Council’. 

6. Please provide any further comments on the proposals set out in this consultation in the box below.