Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
2014 asp 8 · Enacted 27 March 2014 · Extends to Scotland
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the rights of children and young people; to make provision about investigations by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland; to make provision for and about the provision of services and support for or in relation to children and young people; to make provision for an adoption register; to make provision about children's hearings, detention in secure accommodation and consultation on certain proposals in relation to schools; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 19th February 2014 and received Royal Assent on 27th March 2014
Contents
- Part 1: Rights of children
- 1Duties of Scottish Ministers in relation to the rights of children Repealed
- 2Duties of public authorities in relation to the UNCRC Repealed
- 3Authorities to which section 2 applies Repealed
- 4Interpretation of Part 1 Repealed
- Part 2: Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland
- 5Investigations by the Commissioner
- 6Requirement to respond to Commissioner's recommendations
- Part 3: Children's services planning
- 7Introductory
- 8Requirement to prepare children's services plan
- 9Aims of children's services plan
- 10Children's services plan: process
- 11Children's services plan: review
- 12Implementation of children's services plan
- 13Reporting on children's services plan
- 14Assistance in relation to children's services planning
- 15Guidance in relation to children's services planning
- 16Directions in relation to children's services planning
- 17Children's services planning: default powers of Scottish Ministers
- 18Interpretation of Part 3
- Part 4: Provision of named persons Repealed
- 19Named person service Repealed
- 20Named person service in relation to pre-school child Repealed
- 21Named person service in relation to children not falling within section 20 Repealed
- 22Continuation of named person service in relation to certain young people Repealed
- 23Communication in relation to movement of children and young people Repealed
- 24Duty to communicate information about role of named persons Repealed
- 25Duty to help named person Repealed
- 26Information sharing Repealed
- 27Disclosure of information Repealed
- 28Guidance in relation to named person service Repealed
- 29Directions in relation to named person service Repealed
- 30Complaints in relation to Part 4 Repealed
- 31Relevant authorities Repealed
- 32Interpretation of Part 4 Repealed
- Part 5: Child's plan Repealed
- 33Child's plan: requirement Repealed
- 34Content of a child's plan Repealed
- 35Preparation of a child's plan Repealed
- 36Responsible authority: general Repealed
- 37Responsible authority: special cases Repealed
- 38Delivery of a child's plan Repealed
- 39Child's plan: management Repealed
- 40Assistance in relation to child's plan Repealed
- 41Guidance on child's plans Repealed
- 42Directions in relation to child's plans Repealed
- 43Complaints in relation to Part 5 Repealed
- 44Listed authorities Repealed
- 45Interpretation of Part 5 Repealed
- Part 6: Early learning and childcare
- 46Early learning and childcare
- 47Duty to secure provision of early learning and childcare
- 48Mandatory amount of early learning and childcare
- 49Looked after 2 year olds: alternative arrangements to meet wellbeing needs
- 50Duty to consult and plan on delivery of early learning and childcare
- 51Method of delivery of early learning and childcare
- 52Flexibility in way in which early learning and childcare is made available
- 53Interpretation of Part 6
- Part 7: Power to provide school education for pre-school children
- 54Duty to consult and plan in relation to power to provide school education for pre-school children
- Part 8: Day care and out of school care
- 55Duty to consult and plan in relation to day care and out of school care
- Part 9: Corporate parenting
- 56Corporate parents
- 57Application of Part: children and young people
- 58Corporate parenting responsibilities
- 59Planning by corporate parents
- 60Collaborative working among corporate parents
- 61Reports by corporate parents
- 62Duty to provide information to Scottish Ministers
- 63Guidance on corporate parenting
- 64Directions to corporate parents
- 65Reports by Scottish Ministers
- Part 10: Aftercare
- 66Provision of aftercare to young people
- Part 11: Continuing care
- 67Continuing care: looked after children
- Part 12: Services in relation to children at risk of becoming looked after, etc.
- 68Provision of relevant services to parents and others
- 69Relevant services: further provision
- 69CGuidance on family group decision-making services
- 70Interpretation of Part 12
- Part 13: Support for kinship care
- 71Assistance in relation to kinship care orders
- 72Orders which are kinship care orders
- 73Kinship care assistance: further provision
- 73ADuty to have regard to guidance about the provision of kinship care assistance
- 74Interpretation of Part 13
- Part 14: Adoption register
- 75Scotland's Adoption Register
- Part 15: School closure proposals, etc.
- 76References to the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010
- 77Restriction on closure proposals
- 78Financial implications of closure proposals
- 79Correction of proposal paper
- 80Special provision for rural school closure proposals
- 81Call-in of closure proposals
- Part 16: Children's hearings
- 82Safeguarders: exceptions to duty to prepare report on appointment
- 83Maximum period of child protection order
- 84Power to determine that deeming of person as relevant person to end
- 85Grounds hearing: non-acceptance of facts supporting ground
- 86Failure of child to attend grounds hearing: power to make interim order
- 87Limit on number of further interim compulsory supervision orders
- 88Area support teams: establishment
- 89Area support teams: administrative support by local authorities
- 90Interpretation of Part 16
- Part 16A: Secure transportation
- 90ASecure transportation: duty of Scottish Ministers to prepare and publish standards
- 90BSecure transportation: duty of providers to meet standards
- 90CSecure transportation: reports
- Part 17: Other reforms
- Detention of children in secure accommodation
- 91Appeal against detention of child in secure accommodation
- Children's legal aid
- 92Power of Scottish Ministers to modify circumstances in which children's legal aid to be made available
- Provision of school meals
- 93Provision of free school lunches
- Licensing of child performances
- 94Extension of licensing of child performances to children under 14
- Wellbeing under 1995 Act
- 95Consideration of wellbeing in exercising certain functions
- Part 18: General
- 96Assessment of wellbeing
- 97Interpretation
- 98Modification of enactments
- 99Subordinate legislation
- 100Guidance and directions
- 101Ancillary provision
- 102Commencement
- 103Short title
- Schedule 1: Authorities to which section 2 applies
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- Schedule 2: Relevant authorities Repealed
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- Schedule 3: Listed authorities Repealed
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- 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
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- 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
- Schedule 4: Corporate parents
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- Schedule 5: Modification of enactments
- Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
- 1Paragraph 1
- Education (Scotland) Act 1980
- 2Paragraph 2
- Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986
- 3Paragraph 3
- Children (Scotland) Act 1995
- 4Paragraph 4
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
- 5Paragraph 5
- Education Act 1996
- 6Paragraph 6
- Standards in Scotland's Schools Act 2000
- 7Paragraph 7
- Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
- 8Paragraph 8
- Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
- 9Paragraph 9
- Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
- 10Paragraph 10
- Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007
- 11Paragraph 11
- Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011
- 12Paragraph 12