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Reappointment to Scottish Social Services Council
30/07/2004
The
reappointment of
the Convener and six
members to
the Scottish
Social Services Council was announced today.
Education and Young
People Minister Euan said:
"I am delighted that Morag Alexander has agreed to serve
a further term as Convener of the Scottish Social Services
Council. Her commitment over the last three years has been
instrumental in steering the organization through what has
been a challenging three years since its establishment. Ms
Alexander's reappointment will ensure continuity of
leadership and stability as the Scottish Social Services
Council takes on the full extent of its duties under the
Regulation of Care Act.
"I am also delighted that she will be supported by six
colleagues who have also been reappointed to the
Council."
The Convener is:
Morag Alexander OBE has been Convener of
the Scottish Social Services Council since August 1, 2001.
She is also Chair of Fair Play Scotland, a Board Member of
Turning Point Scotland and a member of the Governing Body
of Queen Margaret University College.
Through her responsibilities with the SSSC, Morag is
the current Chair of the Topss UK Partnership, the
predecessor body of the emerging Sector Skills Council for
the social care sector. She is also a member of the Boards
of the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and
Skills for Health. From 1995 to 2003, she was Chair of the
Early Years Advisory Group of Children in Scotland. Morag
was formerly Director of the Equal Opportunities
Commission, Scotland.
This
reappointment will be
for
three years and will run
from
August 1, 2004 to
July 31, 2007.
This post is part-time and attracts a remuneration of £
22,000 for a time
commitment of
8.5 days per month.
Ms
Alexander is also a member of the Board of the Scottish
Commission for the Regulation of Care, a Ministerial
appointment which has no remuneration.
The members are:
Mrs Ursula Corker is Chair of the Scotland
Committee of Carers Scotland and is also Chair of the
Princess Royal Trust Centre for Carers in Dumfries. Ursula
has represented carers on several committees both locally
and nationally and worked on a number of Scottish Executive
working groups. She is full-time carer for her adult
son.
Mr Michael Kirby is a Practice Team
Leader, Support to Young People, working with Children and
Families in East Area Services of Glasgow City Council
Social Work Services. Mike is Scottish Convener of UNISON,
public services trade union, and a member of the General
Council of the STUC.
Mr Thomas Lynch is a Registered Mental
Nurse and Registered General Nurse and was previously
professional nursing adviser to Lanarkshire Health Board.
He is a member of the Board of Advisers of St Andrew's
Hospice, Airdrie and a Director of Bell College Health
Ltd., Hamilton. Tom is Chair of the Finance &
Resources Committee.
Ms Kate Pryde is a former Head of Adult
Provision at Falkirk Council Housing & Social Work
Department and a former Chair of the British Association of
Social Workers. She Chairs the Management Committee of the
Post-Qualifying Consortium for Social Work in Scotland and
also chairs the editorial advisory committee of the journal
"Professional Social Work".
Professor Cherry Rowlings has been
Professor of Social Work at the University of Stirling
since 1991 and is a qualified social worker with particular
interest in social work practice and services for older
people, and practice and management in residential and day
care services. She was previously a Member and Vice-Chair
of CCETSW and Non-Executive Director of an NHS Primary Care
Trust. Cherry is Chair of the Learning & Development
Committee.
Professor Bryan Williams OBE has been
Professor of Social Work at Dundee University since 1989
and his most recent post has been as Head of Department and
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
Since August 1, 2003 he has been seconded to be Director of
The Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work
Education, a new collaborative body comprising all nine
Scottish universities teaching social work degrees. Funded
by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, the
Scottish Executive and the universities themselves, and
supported by a wide rage of stakeholder groups, the
Institute is working closely with the SSSC to raise
standards and generate innovative learning, teaching and
assessment approaches within social work education
programmes. Bryan is Chair of the Audit Committee.
The reappointments of Ursula Corker and Thomas Lynch
will run from September 1, 2004 until August 31, 2005 and
the remaining reappointments from September 1, 2004
until August 31, 2007, attracting a remuneration of £7,337
per annum for a commitment of five days per month. The
member appointees hold no other Ministerial
appointments.
The Scottish Social Services Council is a
Non-Departmental Public Body established under the
Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. The Council is
responsible for improving the quality of social services
and protecting the public by strengthening and supporting
the professionalism of the workforce and raising standards
of practice. The Council will regulate the social work and
social care workforce, which covers more than 130,000
people.
The Council has an annual budget of around £7.575m,
which includes the Council's running costs. Further
information can be obtained from the Council's website (
www.sssc.com.uk) or
by writing to the Scottish Social Services Council, Compass
House, Discovery Quay, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee DD1
4NY.
These Ministerial public appointments are made in
accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Office
of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
All appointments are made on merit and political
activity plays no part in the selection process. However,
in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations,
there is a requirement for appointees' political activity
(if there is any to be declared) to be made public.
None of the
appointees have been involved in any political activity
within the last five years.