The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014

Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009

1.—(1) The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 13(7) (adoption agency decisions) for “supervision requirement” substitute “compulsory supervision order”.

(3) In regulation 21 (application for a permanence order: child not subject to supervision requirement)—

(a) in the cross-heading for “supervision requirement” substitute “compulsory supervision order”; and

(b) in paragraph (1) for “supervision requirement” substitute “compulsory supervision order”.

(4) In regulation 22 (child subject to supervision requirement: referral to the Principal Reporter)—

(a) in the cross-heading for “supervision requirement” substitute “compulsory supervision order”; and

(b) for paragraph (1)(a) substitute—

“(a) an adoption agency which is an implementation authority (within the meaning of section 202 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”)) is under a duty to require, by notice to the Principal Reporter, a review of a compulsory supervision order where they are satisfied that the circumstances mentioned in section 131(2)(c)(i) or (d) of the 2011 Act exist; or”.

(5) In the cross-heading for regulation 23 (application for a permanence order: child subject to supervision requirement) for “supervision requirement” substitute “compulsory supervision order”.

(6) In paragraph 10 of Part II of Schedule 1 (information about the child) after “supervision requirements” insert “or compulsory supervision orders”.

(7) In the form in Schedule 8 (form of reference by adoption agency to Principal Reporter for advice by children’s hearing to the court) for “supervision requirement” substitute “compulsory supervision order”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2009/154 amended by S.S.I. 2013/147.