Archived Consultations
- 21st Century Social Work Review (Changing Lives)
- Charity Regulation
- Children and Young People
- Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act
- Employability
- Freedom of Information
- Local Government and Best Value
- Joint Futures
- Modernising Community Care
- Older People
- Preserved Rights
- Protecting Vulnerable Groups
- Public service delivery
- Regulation of Care
- Respite Care
- Social care procurement
- Self-Directed Support
- Supporting People
- Wheelchair and Seating Services
- Workforce
21st Century Social Work Review (Changing Lives)
- The Role of the Registered Social Worker in contributing to Better Outcomes for Scotland (September 2009) [pdf-29.1kB]
- Protected Functions of the Registered Social Worker (August 2005) [pdf-32.1kB]
- Second call for contributions - Delivery of Services (July 2005) [pdf-29.8kB]
Charity Regulation
Children and Young People
- Getting it Right for Every Child (January 2007) [pdf-52.4kB]
- A Common Approach to Inspecting Services for Children and Young People (December 2005) [pdf-31kB]
- Getting It Right For Every Child (September 2005) [pdf-36.2kB]
Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act
- Direct Payments For Self-Directed Care: Draft Policy and Practice Guidance (December 2006) [pdf-44.2kB]
- Scottish Parliament Health Committee Care Inquiry - CCPS written evidence (July 2005) [pdf-38.1kB]
- Direct Payments – policy and practice guidance 2003 [pdf-38kB]
- Oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health and Community Care Committee (November 2001)
- Written evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health and Community Care Committee (October 2001) [pdf-39kB]
Employability
Freedom of Information
- Discussion Paper - Coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (January 2009) [doc-36.4kB]
- Freedom of Information – One Year On (March 2006) [pdf-20.4kB]
Local Government and Best Value
- Written evidence to Local Government Committee for Local Government Finance Inquiry (August 2009) [doc-74.8kB]
- Oral evidence to Local Government Committee on home care services for the elderly and fairer funding petition (June 2009)
- Oral evidence to Local Government Committee on single outcome agreements and community planning (May 2009)
- Audit Scotland: consultation on Best Value 2 (BV2) (May 2009) [pdf-51.5kB]
- Oral evidence to Finance Committee on strategic budget scrutiny (May 2009)
- Audit Scotland: future study programme 2006-2008 (September 2006) [pdf-26.4kB]
- Audit Scotland: consultation on the new audit of best value (September 2003) [pdf-17.1kB]
- Local Government in Scotland Act 2003: draft guidance to local authorities [pdf-52.9kB]
- Oral evidence to the Local Government Committee, June 2002
- Local Government in Scotland Bill: Written evidence to the Health and Community Care Committee (May 2002) [pdf-35.4kB]
- Local government bill: outline of proposals (February 2002) [pdf-54.9kB]
- Best value in local government: the next steps (October 2000) [pdf-30.9kB]
- Social work information review group (SWIRG) consultation paper: local and national information requirements for social work (October 1999) [pdf-33.1kB]
- Best value in local government: long term arrangements (April 1999) [pdf-37.3kB]
Joint Futures
- Community Health Partnerships Consultation (September 2003) [pdf-23.1kB]
- 'A Joint Future' – report of the Joint Future group (December 2000) [pdf-25.7kB]
Modernising Community Care
Older People
Preserved Rights
Protecting Vulnerable Groups
- Draft Guidance on Adult Protection Committees (August 2008) [pdf-38.6kB]
- Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act draft code of practice (March 2008) [pdf-31.8kB]
- Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act - consultation on secondary legislation and draft Regulatory Impact Assessment - CCPS submission (February 2008) [pdf-52.8kB]
- Oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament Education Committee on Protection of Vulnerable Groups Bill (February 2007)
- Protection of Vunerable Groups (Scotland) Bill - written evidence November 2006 [pdf-39.3kB]
- Adult Support and Protection Bill - written evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee (August 2006) [pdf-25.6kB]
- Protecting Vunerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme (May 2006) [pdf-55.2kB]
- Protection of Vulnerable Adults (Scotland) Bill, Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment, (February 2006) [doc-33.8kB]
- Protecting Vulnerable Adults – Ensuring Their Safety (September 2005) [doc-32.3kB]
- Protecting vulnerable adults – ensuring their safety. Establishment of a list of adults unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults (May 2004) [pdf-40.9kB]
Public service delivery
Regulation of Care
- Oral evidence to Health and Sport Committee on Public Service Reform (Scotland) Bill (September 2009)
- Oral evidence to Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee on Public Service Reform (Scotland) Bill (September 2009)
- Written evidence to Health and Sport Committee [August 2009] - Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill [doc-75.3kB]
- National Eligibility Criteria for Adult Social Care and Waiting Times for Personal and Nursing Care [pdf-33.2kB]
- Recovery of Expenditure for Provision of Social Care: Consultation on Regulations and Revised Guidance Ordinary Residence (January 2009) [pdf-49kB]
- Proposal for Maximum Regulatory Fees for Care Services to be set by Scottish Ministers for 2009-10 (January 2009) [pdf-37.2kB]
- Introduction of Final Dates for prescribed descriptions of social service workers to achieve registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) (December 2008) [pdf-49.1kB]
- Proposals to reduce the Minimum Frequency of Inspections of certain care services by the Care Commission from 1 April 2009 (December 2008) [pdf-33.3kB]
- Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001: Proposed changes to the Regulations made under the Act covering fitness requirements for Providers, Managers and Employees in care services regulated by the Care Commission (May 2007) [pdf-44.2kB]
- Care Commission Self Assessment Tool: Day Care for Children (August 2007) [pdf-29.7kB]
- Subordinate Legislation to reduce the minimum frequency of inspection of certain care services by the Care Commission under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (December 2006) [pdf-38.6kB]
- Fees for Regulation of Adult Placement Services by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (March 2006) [doc-31.7kB]
- Care Commission consultation - Regulating for Improvement (August 2005) [pdf-33.5kB]
- Scottish Parliament Health Committee Care Inquiry - CCPS written evidence (July 2005) [pdf-38.1kB]
- Written evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee (May 2005) – Frequency of Care Commission inspections [pdf-62.9kB]
- SSSC Consultation on Qualification Requirements for Phase Two – Housing Support Workers [doc-36.4kB]
- Care Commission: Proposals for maximum fees 2005-06 (February 2005) [pdf-27kB]
- Social Work Inspection Agency: draft framework document [pdf-15.9kB]
- Consultation on the regulation of health and social care staff (August 2004) [pdf-63.2kB]
- Care Commission: Proposals for maximum fees 2004-05 (February 2004) [pdf-11kB]
- Change to the fitness requirements for employees of services regulated by the Care Commission (January 2004) [pdf-26.6kB]
- Regulation of care at home – consultation on associated subordinate legislation (October 2003) [pdf-30.3kB]
- Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council – adult residential care workers: consultation on qualification requirements for phase two (October 2003) [pdf-29.1kB]
- Proposals for maximum fees to be set by Scottish Ministers for 2003-04 (January 2003) [pdf-24.5kB]
- Scottish Social Services Council consultations on draft registration and conduct rules, and qualification criteria for registration in Phase One [pdf-51.4kB]
- Proposals for maximum fees to be set by Scottish Ministers 2002-03 (February 2002) [pdf-52.5kB]
- Consultation on enforcement (February 2002) [pdf-24.7kB]
- Draft regulations and order applying to care services and to the procedures of the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (the 'Section 29 regulations') (February 2002) [pdf-50.4kB]
- National Advisory Forum (August 2001) [pdf-26.6kB]
- The future for care homes in Scotland (July 2001) [pdf-50.2kB]
- Draft national care standards: second tranche (June 2001) [pdf-38.2kB]
- Registered establishments (fees) (Scotland) order 2000 [pdf-17.4kB]
- Oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health and Community Care Committee (February 2001)
- Written evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health and Community Care Committee (December 2000) [pdf-43.2kB]
- Draft national care standards: first tranche (September 2000) [pdf-52.7kB]
- Regulating private and voluntary healthcare (May 2000) [pdf-26.8kB]
- Regulating care and the social services workforce: a consultation paper (March 2000) [pdf-57kB]
- The registered establishments (fees) (Scotland) order (February 2000) [pdf-23.3kB]
- Modernising social work services: a consultation paper on workforce regulation and education (February 1999) [pdf-41.1kB]
Respite Care
Social care procurement
Self-Directed Support
Supporting People
Wheelchair and Seating Services
Workforce
- Draft national strategy for the development of the social service workforce in Scotland 2005-2010: A plan for action (March 2005) [pdf-40.5kB]
- Safer Recruitment through Better Recruitment: Guidance in relation to staff working in social care and social work settings (January 2007) [pdf-39.2kB]