HNC Social Policy 
Social Policy and its application to Social Service Provision
HNC Social Care Learning Outcome 1
Submission Date
/2015
Sarah Monteith
BC0094270
Word count 1,667
SCENARIO ONE
Miss Ruth Smith is a young mother in her mid-twenties who is unmarried and has two young children, one who is disabled. Miss Smith has an inherited condition which has resulted in small stature and curvature to the bones of her spine and legs. She has limited strength although mobile and able to drive. Ruth is currently in negotiations with her youngest childs father regarding parental contact.
The legislation relevant tothis scenario is the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. The act has an influence on care delivery and quality of care delivered across the sectors. The two bodies set up under this act is the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) and the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. The Act gave the SSSC the requirement to publish the National Care Standards which underpin all aspects of care. They are also responsible for registering all social care workers in Scotland and regulating their training. The National Care Standards are written by Scottish ministrs and are available via the Care Commission. The six standards are clear and succinct, underpinning all care services provided
Dignity
Privacy
Choice
Safety
Realising potential
Equality and diversity
(Bingham et al, 2009)
A piece of legislation which is relavant to this scenario is the Childrens (Scotland) Act 1995. As Ruth and her childs father are unmarried, the Act states that the mother has full parental responsibilities and rights and that unmarried fathers have no automatic legal rights. This may help Ruth as Mr O’Neil has been known to attempt to abduct their daughter. The Acts focus is to ensure that the welfare of the child is paramount and any intervention to protect the children must be more favourable than no intervention. (Bingham et al, 2009). Under section 4 of the Act a
HNC Social Care Learning Outcome 1
Submission Date
/2015
Sarah Monteith
BC0094270
Word count 1,667
SCENARIO ONE
Miss Ruth Smith is a young mother in her mid-twenties who is unmarried and has two young children, one who is disabled. Miss Smith has an inherited condition which has resulted in small stature and curvature to the bones of her spine and legs. She has limited strength although mobile and able to drive. Ruth is currently in negotiations with her youngest childs father regarding parental contact.
The legislation relevant tothis scenario is the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. The act has an influence on care delivery and quality of care delivered across the sectors. The two bodies set up under this act is the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) and the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. The Act gave the SSSC the requirement to publish the National Care Standards which underpin all aspects of care. They are also responsible for registering all social care workers in Scotland and regulating their training. The National Care Standards are written by Scottish ministrs and are available via the Care Commission. The six standards are clear and succinct, underpinning all care services provided
Dignity
Privacy
Choice
Safety
Realising potential
Equality and diversity
(Bingham et al, 2009)
A piece of legislation which is relavant to this scenario is the Childrens (Scotland) Act 1995. As Ruth and her childs father are unmarried, the Act states that the mother has full parental responsibilities and rights and that unmarried fathers have no automatic legal rights. This may help Ruth as Mr O’Neil has been known to attempt to abduct their daughter. The Acts focus is to ensure that the welfare of the child is paramount and any intervention to protect the children must be more favourable than no intervention. (Bingham et al, 2009). Under section 4 of the Act a