View the documents that set out how we carry out our regulatory function and provide guidance to decision makers on when to apply the different sanctions available to them.

View the rules and guidance

The Codes of Practice

The Codes of Practice set out the standards of practice and behaviour expected of social service workers and their employers.

Find out about the Codes

What we publish about hearings and decisions – Fitness to Practise Public Information Policy

Read The Public Information Policy to see what information we publish in advance of our hearings, what we don’t and why.

Read The Public Information Policy

Other websites by the SSSC

The SSSC has created a number of other websites that provide specific services for learning and statistic reporting.

Workforce Data

As an Official Statistics provider, The SSSC publishes data on the social service workforce in Scotland.

Learning Zone

Develop your skills with resources you can use on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

Step into Leadership

Find resources and information to develop your leadership skills, whatever your role in social services.

Open Badges

Open Badges are digital certificates recognising learning and achievement.

Fitness to practise documents

This page contains links to our fitness to practise factsheets and guidance documents.

Statistics

Rules and policies

These are the current versions of the rules and policies that we use to make decisions. Previous versions are available at the bottom of this page.

Guidance

These are documents that we produce to give guidance to workers, employers and others.

Factsheets

Rules - old versions and amendments