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Scottish Executive and central government

• Scottish Executive
• Audit Scotland

Policy issues – direct links to Executive web pages

• 21st Century Social Work Review
• Free personal care
• Delayed discharge
• Children's services
• Support for children and families
• Child protection
• Community Care Guidance (various issues)
• Supporting People
• National Care Standards
• Joint Future
• The Same As You?
• Adult Support and Protection
• Employability

Workforce

• Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit
• Scottish Social Services Council
• Action Plan for the Social Services Workforce
• National Strategy for the Development of Social Service Workforce in Scotland

Legislation

• Children (Scotland) Act 1995
• Adults with Incapacity Act 2000
• Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
• Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002
• Local Government in Scotland Act 2003
• Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Scotland Act 2003
• Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005
• Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
• Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

Local Government

• COSLA
• CIPFA

Scottish Parliament

• Scottish Parliament
• Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
• Local Government and Communities Committee
• Health and Sport Committee
• Inquiry into the Delivery of Community Care in Scotland 2002
• Health Committee Care Inquiry 2006

Regulation of Care

• Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)(England)
• Care Commission
• Scottish Social Services Council
• Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
• General Social Care Council (England)

Research/Academic

• Researchweb – Useful website sponsored by the Scottish Executive, providing access to the NISW caredata abstracts, the draft National Care Standards, and much more
• Community Care Works­ formerly Nuffield Centre for Community Care Studies
• SIESWE

Voluntary sector

• Scottish Executive Third Sector Team
• Voluntary Health Scotland
• Scottish Community Care Forum – national body with 40 local community care forums in membership
• SCVO – Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations website, includes European page, Parliamentary Information and Advice Service, etc

Social work

• Association of Directors of Social Work
• BASW Scotland

Europe

• European Gateway
• EASPD

Press

• Community Care
• Care and Health

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