Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
An Act to make further provision for promoting social welfare in Scotland; to consolidate with amendments certain enactments relating to the care and protection of children; to amend the law relating to the supervision and care of persons put on probation or released from prison etc.; to restrict the prosecution of children for offences; to establish children’s panels to provide children’s hearings in the case of children requiring compulsory measures of care; and for purposes connected with the aforesaid matters.
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expiry of earlier affecting provision 2020 asp 7, sch. 3 para. 11(1)(a)
expiry of earlier affecting provision 2020 asp 7, sch. 3 para. 11(1)(b)
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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 currently in force
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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st February 1991
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 5th March 1991
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 1991
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 25th September 1991
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 14th October 1991
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st October 1992
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 1993
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 5th November 1993
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 1996
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st June 1996
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 7th October 1996
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st November 1996
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 4th November 1996
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 12th December 1996
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 1997
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st August 1997
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 9th July 1998
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 11th August 1998
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st March 2000
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 25th August 2000
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2001
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 19th July 2001
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 20th December 2001
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2002
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 8th April 2002
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st July 2002
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st September 2002
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st June 2003
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 27th June 2003
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2004
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 28th October 2004
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 4th April 2005
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st July 2005
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 27th September 2005
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 5th October 2005
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 8th February 2006
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 23rd February 2006
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 3rd April 2006
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st March 2007
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 22nd March 2007
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 5th October 2007
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 2nd June 2008
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 27th October 2008
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 6th April 2009
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 28th September 2009
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 30th November 2009
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 27th January 2010
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st October 2010
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st February 2011
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2011
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 18th April 2011
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2013
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 29th April 2013
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 24th June 2013
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 17th February 2014
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2014
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st August 2014
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st October 2014
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2015
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 11th May 2015
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 24th June 2015
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 6th April 2016
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 31st March 2017
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2017
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 31st May 2017
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st October 2017
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st April 2018
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 4th April 2019
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 5th April 2020
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 30th November 2020
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st December 2020
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 30th April 2021
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 30th September 2021
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 25th March 2022
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 28th August 2024
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 14th May 2025
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in force on 1st September 2025
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