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 organizations ...
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 the ...
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 administe ...
provided by
Scottish local authorities
Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including education, social care, waste management, libraries and planning. Councils receive the majori ...
. The SWIA was chaired by Professor
Alexis Jay
Alexandrina Henderson Farmer Jay, OBE (born 25 April 1949) is a British academic. She is visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde and the independent chair of thCentre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection(CELCIS).
Follo ...
.
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 making changes to the organisation of public services in Scotland. Among other provisions, it set up the development body for the arts and creative industries Crea ...
, 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 incorporat ...
, 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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