Further provision about orders under section 11(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995

21Duty to ensure availability of child advocacy services

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The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 is modified as follows.

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After section 100 insert—

100ADuty to ensure availability of child advocacy services

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The Scottish Ministers must make such provision as they consider necessary and sufficient to ensure that all children concerned in relevant proceedings have access to appropriate child advocacy services.

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In this section—

  • “child advocacy services” means services of support and representation provided for the purposes of assisting a child in relation to the child’s involvement in relevant proceedings,

  • “relevant proceedings” means proceedings in which the court is considering making an order under section 11(1).