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Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report Summary 2024/25
21 Jul 2026This report offers a high-level overview of the delivery of social services across the 32 local authorities based on the main themes and areas covered by all 32 Chief Social Work Officer Annual Reports. It is intended to provide a national overview of the social work landscape in Scotland.
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Hoarding Taskforce Manifesto
12 May 2026The Manifesto of the Hoarding Taskforce (Scotland) is aimed at senior leaders in national and local posts in Scotland – Ministers, MSPs, Chief Officer Groups, Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) and Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) with decision-making power and influence.
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The road from crime
23 Apr 2026In this timely and compelling documentary, Allan Weaver, a Scottish ex-offender turned probation officer (author of the book So You Think You Know Me?) asks a simple question: What can we learn from those former prisoners who have successfully “desisted” from criminal behaviour or “gone straight?”
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Reimagining social work
13 May 2024This report provides an overview of a project between Iriss and North Ayrshire HSCP from April 2023 and…
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CSWO Annual Report Summary
29 Feb 2024This summary report provides an analysis and overview of the Chief Social Work Officer (CSWO) 2022-2023 Annual Reports.…
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Working with African Diaspora families
23 Feb 2024This toolkit is for anyone who is part of the social care workforce who wants to deliver best…
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Social work’s relationship with the PREVENT duty
18 Oct 2023Key points The PREVENT policy raises questions about the changing nature of the social work role, with evidence…
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Supported decision making
1 Sep 2023Key points Supported decision making aims to protect a person’s ‘legal capacity’, or their right to have their…
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Leadership in social work
29 Aug 2023This report presents the findings from research exploring the current practice context of social work leadership in Scotland,…
