What is the GSCC?
The General Social Care Council was established in October 2001 under the Care Standards Act 2000, as the guardian of standards for the social care workforce in England. The aim of the GSSC is to increase the protection for service users, their carers and the general public by regulating the social care workforce and by ensuring that work standards within the social care sector are of the highest quality. As well as promoting high standards within the social care sector, the council’s job is also to champion social care and to help give it the recognition it deserves.