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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/8/section/63/2011-04-01</dc:identifier><dc:title>Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001</dc:title><dc:description>An 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.</dc:description><dc:date>2001-07-13</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-01-08</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2011-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321" id="cdtv6wp43-00200" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="321" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010">S.S.I. 2010/321</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00201" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00200" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00202" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00200" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122" id="cdtv6wp43-00203" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="122" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2011">S.S.I. 2011/122</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00204" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00203" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00205" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00203" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-e5d539180f0c92e4c77847ae61c41e67" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in s. 63 substituted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8" id="cdtv6wp43-00212" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2010" Number="8" Title="Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010">Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00213" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00212" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/section/134/7" SectionRef="section-134-7">s. 134(7)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00214" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00212" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2010/8/schedule/14/paragraph/8/b" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-8-b" Operative="true">sch. 14 para. 8(b)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321" id="cdtv6wp43-00215" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="321" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2010">S.S.I. 2010/321</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00216" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00215" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00217" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00215" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/321/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122" id="cdtv6wp43-00218" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="122" Title="The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2011">S.S.I. 2011/122</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00219" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00218" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cdtv6wp43-00220" CitationRef="cdtv6wp43-00218" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/122/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>