The Curators ad Litem and Reporting Officers (Panels) and the Panels of Persons to Safeguard the Interests of Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011

Amendment of the Curators ad Litem and Reporting Officers (Panels) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

2.—(1) The Curators ad Litem and Reporting Officers (Panels) (Scotland) Regulations 2001(1) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “adoption agency” for “an approved adoption society within the meaning of the 1978 Act” substitute “a registered adoption service within the meaning of the 2007 Act”;

(b) for the definition of “court” substitute—

““court” means an appropriate court as defined in section 118 of the 2007 Act;”; and

(c) in the appropriate place insert—

““the 2007 Act” means the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;”.

(3) In regulation 3(1) (establishment of panels)—

(a) omit “continued”; and

(b) for “section 87(4) of the 1995 Act and section 58 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978” substitute “section 108 of the 2007 Act”.

(4) In regulation 4(4) (appointment to panel) and regulation 6(2)(a) (nominations) for “section 58 of the 1978 Act or the 1995 Act” substitute “section 108 of the 2007 Act”.

(5) In regulation 7(3)(b) (term of appointment) after “1978 Act” insert “or section 108 of the 2007 Act”.

(6) In regulation 10 (expenses, fees and allowances)—

(a) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The local authority shall defray the expenses incurred by a member of a panel established for their area and shall pay to that member such fees and allowances as the local authority think fit in the case of an application for—

(a) an adoption order (within the meaning of section 28 of the 2007 Act);

(b) an order under section 59 of that Act;

(c) a permanence order (within the meaning of section 80 of that Act);

(d) variation of a permanence order under section 92 of that Act;

(e) amendment of a permanence order under section 93 of that Act; or

(f) revocation of a permanence order under section 98 of that Act.”; and

(b) in paragraph (2) for “the 1995 Act or the Children’s Hearings (Legal Representation) (Scotland) Rules 2001” substitute “the Children’s Hearings (Legal Representation) (Scotland) Rules 2002(2)”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2001/477.

(2)

S.S.I. 2002/63 amended by S.S.I. 2009/211.