A former Salvation Army worker has been struck off by a social care regulator amid allegations he had sex with a woman who had been supported at one of the charity’s centres in Scotland.

The sanction has been handed to Cameron Davidson by a Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) panel, which concluded that the allegations against him “were proved” and that his “fitness to practice is impaired”.

It was alleged that while he was employed by the charity as a concierge at the charity's centre he had been involved in a relationship with a “vulnerable” resident, which had continued after she had moved into her own accommodation.

“Apart for making an explicit breach of your employer’s policies in this respect, you had breached clear professional boundaries in establishing and continuing the relationship,” the panel told Davidson.

It also noted that the woman involved had been “significantly upset” when disclosing details of the relationship.

In its ruling the SSSC panel added that Davidson “abused a power of authority over a vulnerable young woman in order to have a sexual relationship with her”.

After the relationship was discovered, Davidson had been subject to a temporary suspension order from September 2024 and had not carried out similar work since.

A Salvation Army spokesperson said: “As soon as concerns were raised with us in 2024, the relevant internal processes were followed. The individual is no longer employed by The Salvation Army.

“We take the safety and wellbeing of everyone who uses our services extremely seriously. Any concerns and complaints we receive will be investigated thoroughly.”

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