[F2(1)Without prejudice to section 6B(1) of this Act, the Secretary of State may cause an inquiry to be held into—
(a)the functions of a local authority under this Act or any of the enactments mentioned in section 5(1B) of this Act;
(b)the functions of an adoption society, within the meaning of section 65 of the M1Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;
(c)F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)the detention of a child under—
(i)section 57 of the M2Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937; or
[F4(ii)section 44 or 208 of the M3Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;]or
(e)the functions of the Principal Reporter under Part III of the M4Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994, the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or any other enactment.]
(2)The Secretary of State may, before an inquiry is commenced, direct that it shall be held in private, but where no such direction has been given the person holding the inquiry may if he thinks fit hold it or any part of it in private.
(3)Subsections (2) to (8) of section 210 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act M51973 (powers in relation to local inquiries) shall apply in relation to an inquiry under this section as they apply in relation to a local inquiry under that section.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 6A inserted (1.4.1991) by National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 54
F2S. 6A(1) substituted (12.12.1996 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(4), Sch. 4 para. 15(7) (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/3201, art. 3(6)(7) (which said art. 3(7) was substituted (7.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/744, art. 2 (with transitional provisions inserted into S.I. 1996/3201 by art. 3))
F3S. 6A(1)(c) repealed (1.4.2002) by 2001 asp 8, s. 80(1)(2), Sch. 4; S.S.I. 2002/162, art. 2 (with arts. 3-13)
F4S. 6A(1)(d)(ii) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 6(3)
Marginal Citations
M51973 c. 65 (81:2).