Prospective

Part 1 S Children’s care system

Chapter 3 S Provision of children’s care services

Allowances and other payments S

36 Allowances and other payments S

(1) The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 110 (allowances for care of certain children: regulations)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) the words from “payments” to the end of the subsection become paragraph (a),

(ii) after that paragraph insert—

“(b) other payments by a local authority to foster carers.”,

(b) in subsection (3), after paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) requiring local authorities to publish the rates paid by them, broken down into allowances, fees and any other payments, in such manner and at such times as may be specified.”,

(c) after subsection (6) insert—

“(7) In this section, “foster carer” means a person approved as suitable to be a foster carer in accordance with the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/210).”.

(3) The section title of section 110 becomes “Allowances and other payments for care of certain children: regulations”.

(4) The italic heading immediately before section 110 becomes “Care allowances and other payments: regulations”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 36 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 70(2)