Section 72 Grants in respect of secure accomodation for children in Scotland.C1

The following section is inserted after section 59 of the M1 Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968—

“ Grants in respect of secure accommodation for children.

59A

(1)

The Secretary of State may make to a local authority grants of such amount and subject to such conditions as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine in respect of expenditure incurred by the authority in—

(a)

providing ;

(b)

joining with another local authority in providing; or

(c)

contributing by way of grant under section 10(3) of this Act to the provision by a voluntary organisation of,

secure accommodation . . . F1.

(2)

The conditions subject to which grants are made under subsection (1) of this section may include conditions for securing the repayment in whole or in part of such grants.

(3)

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