At the time of the incident just under a year ago, Howie was employed as a support worker by Key Housing Association Limited, which has locations throughout Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. A fitness to practice panel ruled that on March 21 last year, Howie invited the adult, who she no longer directly supported, into her home where her partner was also present. Regulators at the SSSC found that the motives from the support worker was unclear, but it was "deliberate and breached professional boundaries". "Although the supported person is no longer directly supported by you, you were employed by the organisation supporting her at the time. "You have acknowledged that you should not have invited the supported person into your home and recognised that this crossed professional boundaries.