Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S2W-26018 · Session 2

Whether individual social workers must declare and register if they have any links to adoption agencies operating in Scotland.

Answered Asked by Alex Neil SNP Lodged 18 May 2006

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether individual social workers must declare and register if they have any links to adoption agencies operating in Scotland.

The answer

Answered by Robert Brown on 30 May 2006 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

All social workers are requiredto register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the regulatory bodyfor the social service sector. When applying to register they are required to providefull details of their employment history. They are not required to declare any specificinterests to the SSSC as part of the registration process.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-26018 by reference.