Social Work Services Standby Service provides an emergency social work service out of normal office hours.  The team is based in Glasgow but covers 13 local authority areas in the West of Scotland.

The basic responsibility of the Standby Service is to provide emergency social work counselling and intervention, to relieve situations of acute risk and to meet statutory obligations. The service essentially deals with referrals which are too urgent to await action by the local social work office the following day.

The Standby Service is open 24 hours per day 365 days per year.  Contact should be made using the telephone number below.

Phone: 0800 811505

For non-urgent requests, you can also apply online for care and support services.