Publications

As a Public Body we are required to assess the impact of our activity. This document shows how the information about our workforce and the communities we serve guided our approach to developing our Identity Card (ID card) process in a secure way to support staff who engage directly with members of the public as well as current and future clients.

This document sets out how we will fulfil our obligations under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. It explains how Social Security Scotland will proactively publish information which is in the public interest, details the responsibility of key individuals within the Agency, and the processes in place to fulfil our obligations.

This document is for all Social Security Staff. It aims to provide guidance to our staff by setting out the approach to the preparation, protection and publication of key information. By following the guidance within this document, we can ensure that there is a high level of quality and consistency to the documents published by the Agency.

Information on applications and payments for Best Start Grant from 10 December 2018 to 31 August 2022 and Best Start Foods from 12 August 2019 to 31 August 2022.

Island Community Impact Assessment for the Place Project, this sets out how as a public body we considered the potential impact upon island communities.

Social Security Scotland Register of Interests 2022-23