http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/schedule/2/paragraph/7Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Scottish Social Services Council; to make provision for the registration and regulation of care services and for the registration, regulation and training of social service workers; to enable local authorities to make grants in respect of activities relating to child care and family support and to make direct payments to children in respect of certain care services; to enable the Scottish Ministers to delegate a power to make certain grants and loans for social work; to make further provision as respects payments by local authorities towards maintenance of certain children residing with and being cared for by persons other than their parents; to enable local authorities to provide and maintain residential accommodation in which nursing is provided; to make further provision as respects persons who have been looked after by local authorities; to amend the definition of “place of safety" in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; to make further provision as respects the appointment for children of curators ad litem, reporting officers and safeguarders; and for connected purposes.2001-07-13texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-01-08Expert Participation2026-01-07 SCHEDULE 27The Scottish Ministers, after consulting such persons, or groups of persons, as they consider appropriate, may by regulations make provision as to—athe appointment of the convener (including any conditions to be fulfilled for appointment);bthe appointment of the other members (including, subject to paragraph 4 above, the number, or limits on the number, of those who may be appointed and any conditions to be fulfilled for appointment);cthe tenure of office of the convener and other members (including the circumstances in which they shall cease to hold office or may be removed or suspended from office);dthe appointment of, constitution of and exercise of functions by committees and sub-committees (including committees and sub-committees which consist of or include persons who are not members of the Council);ethe procedure of the Council and of any of its committees or sub-committees (including the validation of proceedings in the event of vacancies or of defects in appointment);fthe payment by the Council to its convener and members (and to the members of its committees and sub-committees who are not members of the Council) of such remuneration and allowances—ion such terms; andiisubject to such conditions,as the Scottish Ministers think fit;gthe payment by the Council to, or in respect of, persons who have been its convener or members (or such members of committees and sub-committees as are mentioned in head (f) above) of such pensions, allowances and gratuities—ion such terms; andiisubject to such conditions,as the Scottish Ministers think fit;hthe payment by the Council of compensation to any person who, other than on the expiry of a term of office, ceases to be its convener or to be a member of it; andithe delegation by the Council of any of its functions to any of its committees, sub-committees, members or employees.