PART 6 TEACHING AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN

35 Councils’ duties to children

1

It is the duty of a council, in the performance of those of its functions which relate principally to children, to have regard to—

a

the value of stable family life in a child’s development; and

b

the need to ensure that the content of instruction provided in the performance of those functions is appropriate, having regard to each child’s age, understanding and stage of development.

2

In this section—

  • “children” means persons of school age within the meaning of section 31 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44) and “child’s” in subsection (1)(b) is to be construed accordingly;

  • “council” has the same meaning as in Parts 1 and 2 of this Act.