Prospective

Part 1 S Children’s care system

Chapter 2 S Support etc. for persons in or with experience of children’s care system: modification of enactments

Provision of accommodation S

20 Duty to provide accommodation for children in need S

(1) The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 25 (provision of accommodation for children, etc.), in subsection (1), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) he is at least sixteen years of age and—

(i) is homeless, in accordance with section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, or

(ii) the accommodation in which he is residing is not suitable for his welfare needs.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 70(2)