Prospective

Part 1 S Children’s care system

Chapter 1 S Support etc. for persons in or with experience of children’s care system

Review of permanence S

12 Review of permanence S

(1) The Scottish Ministers must, no later than 2 years after this section comes into force, undertake a review of the impact of delays to decisions relating to the permanent home of children, including the impact on young children and infants.

(2) The review must include—

(a) consideration of existing research on permanence from Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, and

(b) consultation with relevant experts on permanence.

(3) The Scottish Ministers must prepare and publish a report on the review as soon as reasonably practicable after completing the review.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 70(2)