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© Scottish Social Services Council 2014
APS Group Scotland
SSSC31644 (07/14)

Codes of Practice

Employers of Social
Service Workers

Scottish Social Services Council
Compass House
11 Riverside Drive
Dundee
DD1 4NY
Telephone 01382 207101
Fax 01382 207215
Email enquiries@sssc.uk.com
www.sssc.uk.com
If you would like to request this document in another format
or language, please contact the SSSC on 01382 207101.
© Scottish Social Services Council 2014
APS Group Scotland
SSSC31644 (07/14)

Codes of Practice

Employers of Social
Service Workers

Introduction



This document contains agreed codes of practice
for social service workers and employers of social
service workers describing the standards of conduct
and practice within which they should work. This
introduction, which is also reproduced in the Code of
Practice for Social Service Workers, is intended to help
you understand what the Codes are for and what they
will mean to you as a social service worker, employer,
service user or member of the public.

5.1 Informing social service workers about this Code
and
your responsibility to comply with it

The Scottish Social Services Council began its work on 1
October 2001, at the same time as the General Social
Care Council, the Northern Ireland Social Care Council,
and the Care Council for Wales. The Councils have a
duty to develop codes of practice and have worked
together in developing these Codes as part of their
contribution to raising standards in social services.
The two Codes for workers and employers are
presented together in this document because they are
complementary and mirror the joint responsibilities of
employers and workers in ensuring high standards.

This includes:

5.2...