New Social Services Role For Kingsley Thomas

Former city health and social work leader Kingsley Thomas has been appointed to a national committee designed to improve the quality of social services.

The ex-Labour councillor, who stood down before May’s election, was appointed by children and early years minister Adam Ingram as a member of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

The body is charged with protecting the public by strengthening and supporting the 138,000-strong social care workforce, and raising standards of practice through regulation.

The new convener of the SSSC was also once a councillor in the city. Garry Coutts was a member of Edinburgh District Council, before taking up roles in health and social work in the Highlands.