http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/16/section/64Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026en2026-05-21Statute Law Database2026-05-16 Part 3 64 1 Before the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the day of Royal Assent, the Scottish Ministers must— a prepare a report summarising the information provided to them by local authorities under subsection (4), b make the report publicly available, c lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament. 2 It is otherwise for the Scottish Ministers to determine the form and content of the report and, in particular, the report may be part of another document. 3 In preparing the report, the Scottish Ministers must consult— a each local authority, b other providers of family group decision-making services, c the Principal Reporter, d the National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland, and e such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate. 4 Before the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day of Royal Assent, each local authority must provide the Scottish Ministers with information about the operation of family group decision-making services in its area, including— a the arrangements the local authority has in place for making family group decision-making services available, b the ways in which family group decision-making services are promoted by the local authority, c in the period of 18 months beginning with the day of Royal Assent— i the number of children in respect of whom the use of a family group decision-making service was considered by the authority, ii the number of children in respect of whom a decision was made by the authority to use a family group decision-making service, iii the number of children in respect of whom a family group decision-making service was provided by the authority, d the steps taken to ensure, where appropriate, the participation of the child in family group decision-making services. 5 The information required under subsection (4) may be provided to the Scottish Ministers as part of a wider report. 6 In this section, “family group decision-making service” has the same meaning as in Part 12 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. S. 64 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 70(2)