Industrial Action
There may be some disruption to our service on Wednesday 30 November due to industrial action. Planned inspection visits may be rescheduled and you may experience difficulty contacting us by telephone. Normal service will resume on Thursday 1 December.
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East Dunbartonshire Council Scrutiny Report - November 2011
We have now published our scrutiny report on East Dunbartonshire Council's delivery of social work services.
Click here to read the report.
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Guidance on contingency planning and financial viability
The Care Inspectorate has issued guidance for its staff in respect of the notification requirements of providers, what to do when responding to notifications about financial viability and also identifying financial viability issues.
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Care regulatory system "sufficiently rigorous"
Scotland’s care regulator, the Care Inspectorate, has welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee conclusion that the inspection system for care of older people is "sufficiently rigorous".
Read the full press release here
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SSSC Registrations of Daycare of Children - Practitioners
We are sending emails to providers of daycare of children services in the next few days. The email will remind providers that the date of required registration with SSSC for practitioners was 30 September 2011.
The email will contain links to the SSSC website and guidance on how to apply.
Employers will be committing an offence if, after the date of required registration, they employ or continue to employ, a worker in a service that who is not registered with the SSSC or another relevant regulatory body e.g. the General Teaching Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Care service providers are advised to ensure their practitioner level staff are registered with SSSC. The Care Inspectorate will be checking registration levels within services and will take action where providers are not empolying staff registered as requried.
More information on registration of workers and how to apply can be found at www.sssc.uk.com
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