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Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 6 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 July 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

6Requirement to respond to Commissioner's recommendationsS

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(1)The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 11—

(a)after subsection (2), insert—

(2A)In relation to any such recommendation, the report may include a requirement to respond.

(2B)A requirement to respond is a requirement that the service provider provides, within such period as the Commissioner reasonably requires, a statement in writing to the Commissioner setting out—

(a)what the service provider has done or proposes to do in response to the recommendation; or

(b)if the service provider does not intend to do anything in response to the recommendation, the reasons for that.,

(b)after subsection (5) (as inserted by section 5 of this Act), add—

(6)Where a report of an investigation includes a requirement to respond, the Commissioner must give a copy of the report to the service provider..

(3)After section 14, insert—

14AAPublication of responses to recommendations of investigations

(1)The Commissioner must publish any statement provided in response to a requirement to respond to a recommendation arising out of a general investigation.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if, or to the extent that, the Commissioner considers publication to be inappropriate.

(3)The Commissioner may publish any statement provided in response to a requirement to respond to a recommendation arising out of an individual investigation.

(4)The Commissioner must ensure that, so far as reasonable and practicable having regard to the subject matter, the version of the statement which is published under subsection (1) or (3) does not name or identify any child or young person, or group of children or young people, referred to in it.

(5)The Commissioner may, in such manner as the Commissioner considers appropriate, publicise a failure to comply with a requirement to respond..

Commencement Information

I1S. 6 in force at 7.8.2017 by S.S.I. 2016/254, art. 3(4)

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