The Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) was an
inspectorate An inspectorate or inspectorate-general (or general inspectorate) is a civil or military body charged with inspecting and reporting on some institution or institutions in its field of competence. Inspectorates cover a broad spectrum of organization ...
in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
between 2005 and 2011.
History
It was established as an inspectorate in April 2005 by the
Scottish Government to scrutinise all aspects of
social services
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or adminis ...
provided by
Scottish local authorities. The SWIA was chaired by Professor
Alexis Jay.
It was created to deliver a more systematic approach to the inspection of social work services. Reports were produced following each inspection, with the intention of making them public.
On 1 April 2011, under the
Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 was an Act of the Scottish Parliament
An Act of the Scottish Parliament ( gd, Achd Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) is primary legislation made by the Scottish Parliament. The power to create Acts was co ...
, its responsibilities were taken over by
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland
The Care Inspectorate (formally known as Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland) is a scrutiny body which supports improvement. They look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. Where improvement is neede ...
, which from 15 September 2011, adopted the simpler working name of the
Care Inspectorate.
See also
*
Commission for Social Care Inspection
The Commission for Social Care Inspection was a non-departmental public body and the single, independent inspectorate for social care in England. Its sponsor department was the Department of Health of the United Kingdom government. It incorpor ...
, the equivalent organisation in England at one time
References
Social care in Scotland
Defunct organisations based in Scotland
Social work organizations
Government of Scotland
Government agencies established in 2005
Government agencies disestablished in 2011
Defunct public bodies of the United Kingdom
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