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Part II Promotion of Children’s Welfare by Local Authorities and by Children’s Hearings etc.
Chapter 1 Support for Children and Their Families
Advice and assistance for young persons formerly looked after by local authorities
33.Effect of orders etc. made in different parts of the United Kingdom
34.Registration and inspection of certain residential grant-aided and independent schools etc
35.Welfare of children in accommodation provided for purposes of school attendance
36.Welfare of certain children in hospitals and nursing homes etc
37.Modification of provisions of Children Act 1989 regarding disqualification from registration as child minder etc
Conduct of proceedings at and in connection with children’s hearing
Chapter 3 Protection and supervision of Children
Measures for the emergency protection of children
58.Directions in relation to contact and exercise of parental responsibilities and parental rights
59.Initial hearing of case of child subject to child protection order
61.Emergency protection of children where child protection order not available
62.Regulations in respect of emergency child protection measures
Referral to, and disposal of case by, children’s hearing
66.Warrant to keep child where children’s hearing unable to dispose of case
69.Continuation or disposal of referral by children’s hearing
70.Disposal of referral by children’s hearing: supervision requirements, including residence in secure accommodation
71.Duties of local authority with respect to supervision requirements
72.Transfer of child subject to supervision requirement in case of necessity
74.Further provision as respects children subject to supervision requirements
75.Powers of Secretary of State with respect to secure accommodation
Offences in connection with orders etc. for protection of children
New evidence: review of establishment of grounds of referral
Chapter 4 Parental Responsibilities Orders, etc.
Part IV General and Supplemental
99.Registration of births by persons who are themselves children
101.Panel for curators ad litem, reporting officers and safeguarders
102.Removal of duty to report on operation of Children Act 1975
103.Interpretation, rules, regulations and Parliamentary control
105.Extent, short title, minor and consequential amendments, repeals and commencement
SCHEDULES
Amendments of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978
1.The Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 shall be amended in accordance...
3.In section 3(3) (factors to be considered by Secretary of...
4.Section 8 (direction where adoption society inactive or defunct) shall...
5.In section 9 (regulations relating to an adoption agency’s exercise...
6.In section 11(3) (offence of receiving child illegally placed for...
10.In section 16 (provision for parental agreement to adoption order)—...
11.In section 18 (making and effect of orders freeing for...
15.After section 22 insert— Children subject to supervision requirements. (1) An approved adoption society shall refer the case of...
16.In section 24 (restrictions on making adoption orders), for subsection...
17.In section 25(1) (making of interim order and preconditions for...
18.After section 25 insert— Timetable for resolving question as to...
20.In section 28 (restriction on removal of child from care...
21.Sections 32 to 37 (protected children) shall cease to have...
22.In section 45(5) (restrictions as to persons to whom information...
23.In section 49(1) (adoption of children abroad), for the words...
25.After section 51 insert— Adoption allowances schemes (1) Subject to subsection (2), an adoption agency which is—...
26.In section 58 (curators ad litem and reporting officers), in...
27.In section 59(4) (disapplication of provisions regarding rules), for the...
28.In section 60(3) (affirmative procedure for certain orders), the words...
Transitional Provisions And Savings
1.Where, immediately before the day appointed for the coming into...
5.Where the circumstance by virtue of which a resolution under...
6.While a resolution continues to have effect by virtue of...
8.(1) Where relevant proceedings in relation to a child have...
11.In this Schedule— “the 1968 Act” means the Social Work...
Minor and Consequential Amendments
Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 19)
Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 59)
Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41)
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) Act 1990 (c. 25)
Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 9)
Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (SI 1995/755 (N.I.2))
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