Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

86 Meaning of “interim compulsory supervision order”

(1) In this Act “interim compulsory supervision order”, in relation to a child, means an order—

(a) including any of the measures mentioned in section 83(2),

(b) specifying a local authority which is to be responsible for giving effect to the measures included in the order (“the implementation authority”), and

(c) having effect for the relevant period.

(2) An interim compulsory supervision order may, instead of specifying a place or places at which the child is to reside under section 83(2)(a), specify that the child is to reside at any place of safety away from the place where the child predominantly resides.

(3) In subsection (1), “relevant period” means the period beginning with the making of the order and ending with whichever of the following first occurs—

(a) the next children’s hearing arranged in relation to the child,

(b) the disposal by the sheriff of an application made by virtue of section 93(2)(a) or 94(2)(a) in relation to the child,

(c) a day specified in the order,

(d) where the order has not been extended under section 98 or 99, the expiry of the period of 22 days beginning on the day on which the order is made,

(e) where the order has been extended (or extended and varied) under section 98 or 99, the expiry of the period of 22 days beginning on the day on which the order is extended.

(4) Subsections (3) to (6) (except subsection (5)(a)) of section 83 apply to an interim compulsory supervision order as they apply to a compulsory supervision order.