PART 9Corporate parenting
58Corporate parenting responsibilities
1
It is the duty of every corporate parent, in so far as consistent with the proper exercise of its other functions—
a
to be alert to matters which, or which might, adversely affect the wellbeing of children and young people to whom this Part applies,
b
to assess the needs of those children and young people for services and support it provides,
c
to promote the interests of those children and young people,
d
to seek to provide those children and young people with opportunities to participate in activities designed to promote their wellbeing,
e
to take such action as it considers appropriate to help those children and young people—
i
to access opportunities it provides in pursuance of paragraph (d), and
ii
to make use of services, and access support, which it provides, and
f
to take such other action as it considers appropriate for the purposes of improving the way in which it exercises its functions in relation to those children and young people.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by order—
a
modify subsection (1) so as to confer, remove or vary a duty on corporate parents,
b
provide that subsection (1) is to be read, in relation to a particular corporate parent or corporate parents of a particular description, with a modification conferring, removing or varying a duty.