This briefing is about the intended remit of the proposed National Social Work Agency. This remit includes workforce matters and
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Briefing 124 – A National Social Work Agency
The Scottish Government proposes to create a National Social Work Agency. It would sit within government as part of a
Read moreBriefing – National Care Service Stage 1 Committee conclusions.
Holyrood Committees have been looking at the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill ahead of the Stage 1 vote on
Read moreScotland’s National Care Service Bill – social work webinar
The proposals by Scottish Government for a National Care Service are heading towards the Bill’s first reading in March. UNISON
Read moreSocial work webinar – The Promise: updates and issues
Next in our series of Radical Social Work Webinars will be held on Wednesday 15th March during lunch time, 1-2pm,
Read moreBriefing 121 – National Care Service Bill: Verdict of Social Work Staff
This briefing looks at the results of UNISON’s survey of social work members in which we asked for their views
Read moreNational Care Service Bill: the Verdict from Social Work Staff
The National Care Service Bill proposes the biggest change to social work services in over 50 years. It transfers statutory
Read moreSocial work webinar: Scotland’s National Care Service Bill
Next in our series of Radical Social Work Webinars will be held on Wednesday 15th February during lunch time, 1-2pm,
Read moreBriefing for UNISON Members: Pensions and the NCS Bill
This briefing is for UNISON members who work in social care and social work. It explains what the National Care
Read moreStaff Pensions and the National Care Service
The creation of a National Care Service could mean around 75,000 council employed social care and social work staff transferring
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