Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S2W-26734 · Session 2

Further to the answer to question S2W-26018 by Robert Brown on 30 May 2006, whether this answer indicates that social workers do not have t…

Answered Asked by Alex Neil SNP Lodged 9 Jun 2006

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26018 by Robert Brown on 30 May 2006, whether this answer indicates that social workers do not have to declare to their employers or the Scottish Social Services Council any additional work in which they may be engaged beyond their employment as a registered social worker.

The answer

Answered by Robert Brown on 20 Jun 2006 · 11 days after it was lodged, on time

Provision of full employmenthistory when applying for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council(SSSC) comprises all work social workers have undertaken since leaving school, includingall work undertaken outside social services, work undertaken on a voluntary basisand work outside the UK.
Theyare also obliged to inform SSSC about any change in their circumstances includingnew employment.
It is a matter for employersto decide what information they require employees to declare.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-26734 by reference.