Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 412 (C. 37)

Children And Young Persons

The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2020

Made

1st December 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

3rd December 2020

Coming into force

17th January 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020(1).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 17 January 2021.

(2) In these Regulations “the 2020 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 2020.

Appointed days

2.—(1) 17 January 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2020 Act—

(a)section 15 (clarification of order-making power),

(b)section 23 (funding for alternative dispute resolution),

(c)section 24 (pilot scheme for mandatory alternative dispute resolution meetings).

(2) 26 July 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2020 Act—

(a)section 13 (promotion of contact between looked after children and siblings),

(b)section 14 (duty to consider contact when making etc. compulsory supervision order),

(c)section 25 (opportunity to participate in hearing),

(d)section 26 (appeal against relevant person decision).

Saving provision

3.  The modification made by section 15 of the 2020 Act has no effect in relation to proceedings in the Court of Session or sheriff court that are ongoing at the time of the coming into force of these Regulations.

ASH DENHAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st December 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 1st October 2020. Sections 32, 33, 34 and 35 came into force on the following day.

These Regulations bring into force the following provisions of the Act on 17 January 2021:

These Regulation brings into force the following provisions of the Act on 26 July 2021: