Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

2 The social work committee

(1) Every local authority shall establish a social work committee for the purposes of their functions under this Act.

(2) Except as otherwise expressly provided, all matters relating to the performance of their functions under the following enactments—

(a) this Act,

(b) Part IV of the [1937 c. 37.] Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937,

(c) sections 10 to 12 of the [1958 c. 40.] Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958,

(d) Part I of the [1958 c. 65.] Children Act 1958.

(e) the [1958 c. 5 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2).] Adoption Act 1958,

(f) section 101(1) of the [1964 c. 56.] Housing Act 1964, and

(g) the enactments mentioned in subsection (4) of the foregoing section,

shall stand referred to the social work committee, and before exercising any of the said functions the authority shall, unless the matter is urgent, consider a report of the social work committee with respect thereto.

(3) The social work committee, or any sub-committee thereof, may include persons specially qualified by reason of experience or training in matters relating to the functions of the committee, notwithstanding that they are not members of the local authority:

Provided that at least two-thirds of the members of the committee, and a majority of the members of any sub-committee thereof, shall be members of the authority.

(4) Sections 39 and 40 of the [1948 c. 43.] Children Act 1948 (provisions relating to establishment of children's committee) shall cease to have effect.