Our latest Annual Report 2025
Today we published our most recent Annual Report, sharing highlights from our work over the past year.
Covering the period April 2024 – March 2025, the report includes details of our funded projects including work related to the Personal Assistant Programme Board and the SDS Improvement Plan. In it, we reflect on the highlights from the year, including:
- the SDS National Voice Conference 2025 under the theme “Connect, Challenge, Collaborate”
- our engagement with the work of National SDS Collaboration which supports the realisation of the SDS Improvement Plan, in partnership with the Scottish Government and COSLA. This group aligns grassroots insights, from the “Connected Conversations” project, with policy development.
- our contribution to the development and publication of Social Work Scotland’s Self-Directed Support Framework of Standards, promoting consistent, high-quality practice.
- our engagement with post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act and with works on National Care Service Bill by advocating for independent support to remain central in future social care and support policy and plans.
- the delivery of two further cohorts of the SQA Community Brokerage Award, launched the National Brokerage Framework, completed the process of becoming a recognised SQA centre, and supported the Approved Brokers Community of Practice to further develop their organisational infrastructure in a sustainable way.
- launching a pilot of an AI Chat to support workers to access SDS information and resources. The pilot shows promise for integration into, for example, Local Authority intranets.
You can read the Annual Report, which includes our accounts for the year here.
