Dear Phillip,

Thank you for your letter of 28 May requesting an assessment of the Scottish Social Services Council’s (SSSC) workforce data report.

I note the recent changes that you have made to these statistics regarding quality assurance procedures and documentation, as well as transparency around methods, data sources and limitations. I also note your ambitions for data and intelligence in SSSC’s Strategic Plan for 2026-2029.

Given the importance of these statistics for improving understanding of the social services sector in Scotland and its workforce, I welcome your aspiration to publicly demonstrate compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

I am pleased to confirm that my team will be in touch with you shortly to finalise timing for an assessment.

Yours sincerely,

Ed Humpherson
Director General for OSR

Related links: Phillip Gillespie to Ed Humpherson: Request for assessment of Scottish social services workforce data