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Monitoring arrangements: designation and functions of persons

4.—(1) Where a children’s hearing or a sheriff, as the case may be, is making, varying, continuing, extending, extending and varying, further extending or further extending and varying a compulsory supervision order or an interim compulsory supervision order which contains a movement restriction condition, the hearing or sheriff must designate—

(a)a responsible local authority officer; or

(b)any person employed or otherwise instructed by the implementation authority to carry out the functions set out in paragraph (2); and

(c)in relation to monitoring compliance in accordance with regulation 7, any person whose services may, by contract or otherwise, be secured.

(2) The person designated by paragraph (1)(a) or (b) must—

(a)monitor the child’s compliance with all of the measures contained in the compulsory supervision order or the interim compulsory supervision order, including their participation, progress and cooperation in relation to the child’s plan; and

(b)review, at no more than weekly intervals, the child’s compliance with the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (a), in conjunction with the child, and having regard to such other information as may be obtained by that person from any relevant person, and any provider of services identified in the child’s plan.