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Children and Social Work Act 2017 in Scotland

2017 c. 16 · Enacted 27 April 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about looked after children; to make other provision in relation to the welfare of children; and to make provision about the regulation of social workers.

[27th April 2017]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Children
  2. Chapter 1: Looked after children
  3. 1Corporate parenting principles
  4. 2Local offer for care leavers
  5. 3Advice and support
  6. 8Care orders: permanence provisions
  7. 9Adoption: duty to have regard to relationship with adopters
  8. Secure accommodation
  9. 10Placing children in secure accommodation elsewhere in Great Britain
  10. 11Chapter 1: consequential amendments
  11. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  12. 12Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  13. 13Functions of the Panel
  14. 14Events to be notified to the Panel
  15. 15Information
  16. Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
  17. 16Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
  18. 17Local child safeguarding practice reviews
  19. 18Further provision about arrangements
  20. 19Information
  21. 20Funding
  22. 21Combining safeguarding partner areas and delegating functions
  23. 22Guidance by Secretary of State
  24. 23Interpretation
  25. Child death reviews
  26. 24Child death reviews
  27. 25Information
  28. 26Funding
  29. 27Combining child death review partner areas and delegating functions
  30. 28Guidance and interpretation
  31. Miscellaneous
  32. 29Regulations under provisions inserted by sections 13, 16 and 17
  33. 30Abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
  34. 31Chapter 2: consequential amendments
  35. Children's social care: pre-employment protection of whistle-blowers Not yet in force
  36. 32Pre-employment protection of whistle-blowers Not yet in force
  37. Children’s social care: use of agency workers
  38. 32AUse of agency workers for children’s social care work
  39. Combined authority functions relating to children
  40. 33Power to secure proper performance
  41. 34Education relating to relationships and sex
  42. 35Other personal, social, health and economic education
  43. Social Work England
  44. 36Social Work England
  45. 37Over-arching objective
  46. 38Advisers
  47. Regulation and improvement
  48. 39Registration
  49. 40Restrictions on practice and protected titles
  50. 41Professional standards
  51. 42Improvement standards
  52. 43Education and training
  53. 44Discipline and fitness to practise
  54. 45Offences
  55. Provision of training
  56. 46Ensuring adequate provision of social work training
  57. 47Exercise by Special Health Authority of functions under section 46(1)(b)
  58. Approval of courses in relation to mental health professionals
  59. 48Approval of courses for approved mental health professionals
  60. 49Approval of courses for best interests assessors
  61. Fees and grants
  62. 51Grants
  63. Information and co-operation
  64. 52Information and advice
  65. 53Duty to co-operate
  66. Oversight
  67. 54Information for Secretary of State
  68. 55Default powers
  69. 56Oversight by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
  70. Regulations under Part 2
  71. 57Conferral of functions and sub-delegation
  72. 58Consultation
  73. 59Parliamentary procedure for regulations under Part 2
  74. Transfer scheme and consequential amendments
  75. 60Transfer scheme
  76. 61Repeal of existing powers to regulate social workers
  77. 62Amendments to do with this Part
  78. Interpretation
  79. 63Interpretation of Part 2
  80. Review
  81. 64Review by independent person
  82. Part 3: General
  83. 65Power to make transitional provision
  84. 66Power to make consequential provision
  85. 67Regulations: general
  86. 68Affirmative and negative resolution procedures
  87. 69Extent
  88. 70Commencement
  89. 71Short title
  90. Schedule 1: Placing children in secure accommodation elsewhere in Great Britain
  91. Children Act 1989
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1505)
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. 5Paragraph 5
  96. 9Paragraph 9
  97. 10Paragraph 10
  98. 11Paragraph 11
  99. 12Paragraph 12
  100. 13Paragraph 13
  101. Saving for existing powers
  102. 14Paragraph 14
  103. Part 1: Amendment relating to Chapter 1
  104. Local offer for care leavers
  105. 1Paragraph 1
  106. 2Paragraph 2
  107. 3Paragraph 3
  108. 4Paragraph 4
  109. Advice and support
  110. 5Paragraph 5
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. Part 2: Amendments relating to abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. 8Paragraph 8
  115. 9Paragraph 9
  116. Status
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. Members
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. Term of office
  121. 3Paragraph 3
  122. 4Paragraph 4
  123. 5Paragraph 5
  124. Remuneration and pensions
  125. 6Paragraph 6
  126. 7Paragraph 7
  127. Staff
  128. 8Paragraph 8
  129. 9Paragraph 9
  130. 10Paragraph 10
  131. Procedure
  132. 11Paragraph 11
  133. 12Paragraph 12
  134. Delegation
  135. 13Paragraph 13
  136. 14Paragraph 14
  137. 15Paragraph 15
  138. Membership of committees and sub-committees
  139. 16Paragraph 16
  140. Annual reports and accounts
  141. 17Paragraph 17
  142. 18Paragraph 18
  143. 19Paragraph 19
  144. 20Paragraph 20
  145. Application of seal and evidence
  146. 21Paragraph 21
  147. 22Paragraph 22
  148. Disqualification
  149. 23Paragraph 23
  150. Freedom of information
  151. 24Paragraph 24
  152. 1Paragraph 1
  153. 2Paragraph 2
  154. 3Paragraph 3
  155. 4Paragraph 4
  156. 5Paragraph 5
  157. 6Paragraph 6
  158. 7Paragraph 7
  159. 8Paragraph 8
  160. 9Paragraph 9
  161. 10Paragraph 10
  162. 11Paragraph 11
  163. 12Paragraph 12
  164. 13Paragraph 13
  165. 14Paragraph 14
  166. 15Paragraph 15
  167. 16Paragraph 16
  168. Part 1: General amendments
  169. London County Council (General Powers) Act 1920
  170. 1Paragraph 1
  171. Medicines Act 1968
  172. 2Paragraph 2
  173. Video Recordings Act 1984
  174. 3Paragraph 3
  175. London Local Authorities Act 1991
  176. 4Paragraph 4
  177. Value Added Tax Act 1994
  178. 5Paragraph 5
  179. Data Protection Act 1998
  180. Care Standards Act 2000
  181. 7Paragraph 7
  182. 8Paragraph 8
  183. 9Paragraph 9
  184. Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
  185. 10Paragraph 10
  186. 11Paragraph 11
  187. 12Paragraph 12
  188. 13Paragraph 13
  189. 14Paragraph 14
  190. 15Paragraph 15
  191. 17Paragraph 17
  192. 18Paragraph 18
  193. 19Paragraph 19
  194. 20Paragraph 20
  195. 21Paragraph 21
  196. 22Paragraph 22
  197. 23Paragraph 23
  198. 24Paragraph 24
  199. 25Paragraph 25
  200. 26Paragraph 26
  201. 27Paragraph 27
  202. Adoption and Children Act 2002
  203. 28Paragraph 28
  204. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003
  205. 29Paragraph 29
  206. National Health Service Act 2006
  207. 30Paragraph 30
  208. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
  209. 31Paragraph 31
  210. Armed Forces Act 2006
  211. 32Paragraph 32
  212. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
  213. 33Paragraph 33
  214. 34Paragraph 34
  215. 35Paragraph 35
  216. Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)
  217. 36Paragraph 36
  218. Children and Young Persons Act 2008
  219. 37Paragraph 37
  220. Health and Social Care Act 2012
  221. 38Paragraph 38
  222. Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2)
  223. 39Paragraph 39
  224. 40Paragraph 40
  225. 41Paragraph 41
  226. 42Paragraph 42
  227. 43Paragraph 43
  228. 44Paragraph 44
  229. Part 2: Renaming of Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
  230. 45Paragraph 45
  231. 46Paragraph 46