EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision about relevant services to be made available under Part 12 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the Act”).

Article 2 specifies descriptions of relevant services for the purpose of section 68(1) of the Act.

Article 3 makes provision about how a child is to be considered to be at risk of becoming looked after, in terms of section 68(3)(a) of the Act. It also makes further provision about the provision of the relevant services specified in article 2.

Article 4 requires each local authority to publish certain information about the provision of relevant services in its area.