Fitness to Practise documents

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

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.

Combined Fitness to Practise Rules 2021
We have prepared this document to bring together, for ease of reference, the Fitness to Practise Rules 2016 and the amendments made to them by the Fitness to Practise Amendment Rules 2017 and the Fitness to Practise Amendment Rules 2021.

Registration (No. 2) Rules 2024

Fitness to Practise Thresholds Policy 2022

Decisions Guidance for Fitness to Practise Panels and SSSC Staff

Fitness to Practise Conditions Guidance

Fitness to Practise Public Information Policy

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

Members of the public and colleagues - raising a concern guidance

Employers - raising a concern guidance

Higher education institutions - raising a concern guidance

Our factsheets to help you understand Fitness to Practise can be found here.

Fitness to Practise Rules 2016

Fitness to Practise Amendment Rules 2017

Fitness to Practise Amendment Rules 2021

Registration Amendment Rules 2017

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The Rules and our decisions guidance

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.