Part I S Administration

Central Authority S

[F1 5ZA National Chief Social Work Adviser and National Social Work Agency S

(1) The Scottish Ministers are to—

(a) designate a member of their staff as the National Chief Social Work Adviser to—

(i) advise them on policy in relation to social work and the protection of individuals at particular risk of harm, and

(ii) prepare an annual report for the Scottish Ministers on the state of social work services and the social work workforce,

(b) organise other members of their staff into an agency named the National Social Work Agency to support the National Chief Social Work Adviser.

(2) The member of staff designated as the National Chief Social Work Adviser must be registered as a social worker in a register that is a relevant register within the meaning of section 52(2) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 5ZA inserted (7.1.2026) by Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 9), ss. 25(2), 39(2); S.S.I. 2025/388, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. Pt. 1