What to expect
Developed and updated by our policy team, this section of the site will help you maintain awareness of national policy developments affecting social care and social work services, as well as relevant legislation and the Health and Social Care Standards.
Browse resources including Care Inspectorate publications, guidance, and national strategies and frameworks, related to the social care and social work sector in Scotland.
All early learning and childcare settings regulated by the Care Inspectorate, including school-aged childcare and childminders.
AuthorsCare Inspectorate
Date06/03/2025
Date03/12/2024
CategoryCare Inspectorate Publication, Guidance
New guidance has been published on the management of medication in daycare and childminding services. The document is designed to help service providers and Care Inspectorate staff ensure the safe and effective administration of medication to children in their care.
AuthorsScottish Government
Date30/11/2024
CategoryGuidance
The Cross-border Placements (Effect of Deprivation of Liberty Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (‘the Regulations’) – and this accompanying guidance – relate to the practice of local authorities elsewhere in the UK placing children into Scottish residential care under a Depriva...
Date09/10/2024
CategoryCare Inspectorate Publication, Guidance, Quality Frameworks
Date08/10/2024
Date11/09/2024
Date29/05/2024
CategoryCare Inspectorate programmes & publications
AuthorsSocial Work Scotland
Date17/05/2024
CategorySelf-directed Support Library
The Self-Directed Support Framework of Standards consists of a set of standards (including practice statements and core components) written specifically for local authorities to provide them with an overarching structure, aligned to legislation and statutory guidance, for further...
Date14/05/2024
A resource to help early learning and childcare (ELC) and out of school care (OSC) services be the best they can be in terms of design. This section includes photographs of aspects of practice, which should be useful to those considering an indoor outdoor setting.
