Kieron Morrison

Introduction

Kieron Morrison is a Scottish social care worker who was struck off the register of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the regulator for the social services workforce in Scotland, after being convicted of a sexual offence. Morrison had been working as a social care worker in Glenrothes, Fife, at the time of the offending. He was convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on 24 June 2025 of an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, which covers sexual assault. On 11 June 2026, the Central Fife Times reported that the SSSC had removed him from its register, with the decision taking effect on 6 June 2026.

Background Information

Details about Morrison’s personal life and how he came to work in social care were not reported. The available record of his working life comes from the SSSC’s decision, as summarized in the Central Fife Times: he worked in social services from August 2022 to June 2025, and until his conviction no concerns had been raised about his conduct. He was employed as a social care worker in Glenrothes at the time of the offending. His employer and workplace were not named in the reporting, and the reporting contains no information about his age, background, or how long he had been in the sector before registering with the SSSC.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Adjudicated vs. alleged. Morrison’s 2025 conviction for a sexual offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, handed down at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on 24 June 2025, is a matter of court record. The striking-off described below is not itself a criminal finding but a regulatory decision by the SSSC, based on that conviction. No acquittals or dismissed charges feature in the reporting, and the conduct at issue was adjudicated, not merely alleged.

The offence for which Morrison was convicted falls under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, the provision covering sexual assault. He was convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on 24 June 2025. The Central Fife Times reporting does not give the sentence imposed or the detailed facts proven at trial, and this page does not speculate about them. What is on the record is what the SSSC did with the conviction: in its decision, the council described Morrison’s behaviour as “extremely serious, violent and abusive” and said it was likely to have caused, or risked causing, serious physical and emotional harm to the victim, identified in the decision only as AA.

The SSSC said Morrison’s actions showed a disregard for the law and the welfare of others, and raised serious concerns about him working with vulnerable people in a trusted role. The council found his conduct “fundamentally incompatible” with remaining in a caring profession. It also said he had shown only “limited insight” into his behaviour, and that he had failed to meet key parts of its Code of Practice for Social Service Workers, which requires staff to uphold public trust and avoid behaviour that brings the profession into disrepute.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The striking-off was reported by the Central Fife Times on 11 June 2026 under the headline “Fife care worker struck off after sexual assault conviction.” The SSSC’s own reasoning was the main documented consequence. Morrison had worked in social services from August 2022 to June 2025 with no concerns raised about his conduct, and he provided two positive references and cooperated with the investigation. The regulator weighed these factors and still decided that a warning, conditions or suspension were not enough, given the seriousness of the offence, concluding that removal was necessary in the public interest and to maintain confidence in the profession. The SSSC wrote to him in April about its plan to impose a removal order and advised him of his right to ask for a hearing, but he did not request one, so the regulator went ahead and removed him from the register.

Current Status

As of the 11 June 2026 reporting, Morrison has been removed from the SSSC register, with the decision effective 6 June 2026, and cannot work in the registered social care roles the register covers in Scotland. He did not request a hearing before the removal took effect. The reporting does not state whether he has appealed or sought to have the decision reconsidered, and it contains no indication of his current employment. The 2025 conviction stands as a matter of court record.

Impact on Their Career/Life

The removal order ends Morrison’s registration with the SSSC and, with it, his ability to work as a registered social care worker in Scotland. The council accepted mitigating factors — nearly three years of registered work with no concerns raised, two positive references, and cooperation with the investigation — but concluded that the seriousness of the offence outweighed them, and that his “limited insight” into his behaviour weighed against any lesser sanction. Because he did not request a hearing, the decision took effect without one. The SSSC’s finding that his conduct was “fundamentally incompatible” with a caring profession means any return to registered social care work would require the regulator to reverse its position; the reporting identifies no such development.