Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

Transfer of members from CPACsS

13(1)This paragraph applies where S

[F1(a)]the National Convener establishes an area support team under paragraph 12(1)[F2, and

(b)the area of the area support team consists of or includes a new area.]

( 2 )The National Convener must notify each relevant CPAC member of the National Convener's intention to transfer the member to the area support team.

( 3 )A notice under sub-paragraph (2) must state that the relevant CPAC member will become a member of the area support team unless the member notifies the National Convener within 28 days of receiving the notice that the person does not wish to become a member of the area support team.

( 4 )A relevant CPAC member is a person who—

(a)at the time of the establishment of the area support team, is a member of a Children's Panel Advisory Committee whose area falls wholly within the [F3new area concerned], and

(b)was nominated as such by the Scottish Ministers (or, as the case may be, by the Secretary of State) under paragraph 3 or 4(a) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.

( 5 )The National Convener must appoint each relevant CPAC member as a member of the area support team unless the member notifies the National Convener in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

( 6 )On appointment as a member of the area support team under sub-paragraph (5), a relevant CPAC member ceases to be a member of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee.

( 7 )In this paragraph—

  • area ”, in relation to a Children's Panel Advisory Committee, means the area of the local authority (or authorities) which formed the Children's Panel Advisory Committee,

  • Children's Panel Advisory Committee ” includes a joint advisory committee within the meaning of paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.

  • [F4new area” means an area which has never previously been the area (or part of the area) of an area support team.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(1) renumbered as Sch. 1 para. 13(1)(a) (26.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8) , ss. 88(2)(b)(i) , 102(3) ; S.S.I. 2014/353 , art. 2(2) (3) , Sch.

F2 Sch. 1 para. 13(1)(b) and preceding word "and" inserted (26.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8) , ss. 88(2)(b)(ii) , 102(3) ; S.S.I. 2014/353 , art. 2(2) (3) , Sch.

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(4)(a) substituted (26.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8) , ss. 88(2)(b)(iii) , 102(3) ; S.S.I. 2014/353 , art. 2(2) (3) , Sch.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 13(1)-(4)(7) in force at 19.9.2012 by S.S.I. 2012/246 , art. 2 , Sch.

I2 Sch. 1 para. 13(5)(6) in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195 , arts. 2 , 3