Related Links

REGULATION OF CARE

Scottish Care Commission for the Regulation of Care - www.carecommission.com
The Care Commission is the social care services regulator for Scotland

Care Quality Commission - www.cqc.org.uk
The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England

 

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

General Social Care Council (GSCC) - http://www.gscc.org.uk/Home/
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is a non-departmental public body which has responsibility for registering and regulating Social Workers and Social Care Workers in England. 

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority - http://www.qca.org.uk
is the national body in England responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees. 

Learn Direct Scotland - http://www.learndirectscotland.com/
Learndirect Scotland offer independent, free advice on adult further education courses, training and funding in Scotland. 

The Scottish Social Services Learning Networks - http://www.learningnetworks.org.uk
The Scottish Social Services Learning Network is an innovative project designed to support the learning and development of Scotland's social service workforce. 

West Lothian College - http://www.west-lothian.ac.uk

Scottish Social Services Council - www.sssc.uk.com
The regulatory body for the Scottish social services workforce

Skills for Care and Development - www.lsda.org.uk
Responsible for developing national standards, a qualification, and a workforce development strategy for the adult social care sector across the UK.

Scottish Qualifications Authority- www.sqa.org.uk
SQA is the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees.

Investors in People UK - www.investorsinpeople.co.uk
Investors in People is the national Standard which sets out a level of good practice for training and development of people to achieve business goals.

 

STATUTORY AGENCIES

Scottish Government - www.scotland.gov.uk
The Scottish Executive is the devolved government for Scotland, responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.

NHS Scotland - www.show.scot.nhs.uk
Official website of NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland)

Department of Health - www.dh.gov.uk
The Department of Health works to define policy and guidance for delivering a social care system that provides care equally for all, whilst enabling people to retain their independence, control and dignity.

 

WELFARE RIGHTS

Department for Work and Pensions, Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance - www.dwp.gov.uk
This service is provided by the Department for Work and Pensions and it can be used to start a claim or application for any of these services, benefits, allowances or pensions.

Independent Living Fund - www.ilf.org.uk
The Independent Living Funds were set up as a national resource dedicated to the financial support of disabled people to enable them to choose to live in the community rather than in residential care.

Independent Review Service for the Social Fund - www.irs-review.org.uk
Aims to deliver an independent review of discretionary Social Fund decisions made in Jobcentre Plus offices.

 

OTHER

Help the Aged - www.helptheaged.org.uk
Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.

Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland - www.mwcscot.org.uk
Independent organisation working to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder.

National Autistic Society - www.nas.org.uk
The National Autistic Society is the UK's leading charity for people affected by autism.

Scottish Government, Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG Scheme) - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/children-families/pvglegislation
New membership scheme that will replace and improve upon the current disclosure arrangements for people who work with vulnerable groups. The Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG Scheme), which delivers on the provisions outlined in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) (Scotland) Act 2007.