Prospective

Part 1 S Children’s care system

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

Aftercare S

4 Other duties S

(1) Each local authority must establish a procedure for considering representations (including complaints) made to them by any person falling within section 1(2), (3) or (6) about the discharge of the local authority’s functions under sections 1 to 3.

(2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision as to procedures established under subsection (1).

(3) Subsection (4) applies where a local authority becomes aware that a person to whom the local authority is providing advice, guidance or assistance under section 1 has died.

(4) The local authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify—

(a) the Scottish Ministers, and

(b) Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 70(2)